Hints and tips:
...AG: Yes. I totally agree. GH: Is there a specific place for regulation on that front?...
...“This offer does not represent a superior offer and therefore Software AG’s management board and the independent takeover committee of the supervisory board are not in a position to engage,” Software AG...
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...In 2023 Silver Lake acquired software provider Qualtrics for more than $12bn and privatised European technology company Software AG for about €2.6bn....
...Silver Lake itself made a similar investment in Germany’s Software AG, which it ended up acquiring. The attraction, from Viavi’s side, is clear....
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...That matched Silver Lake’s offer valuing Software AG at €2.2bn. Clearly, a tired founder shareholder — the Software AG Foundation — had given up hope....
Swiss fund manager was offered 12.5 per cent stake in finance firm in 2016
...These include a stake acquired in the market plus shares from a deal struck with the largest holder, the Software AG foundation, controlled by Software AG’s founder Peter Schnell....
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...Silver Lake’s €2.4bn move to take over Software AG, one of the largest technology companies in Europe, progressed this month after a rival bidder withdrew their effort....
...UK asset manager Schroders, a major shareholder in Software AG, told the FT that Silver Lake’s bid “materially undervalues the company” and said Software AG’s unwillingness to engage with the Bain counter-offer...
...The firm gained the upper hand earlier this month in a takeover battle for Software AG, one of the largest and oldest technology companies in Europe....
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...Letter in response to this article: Bank regulation could well exacerbate profit problem / From Yves-André Istel, Senior Adviser, Hanseatic LLC; Former Vice-Chairman, Rothschild & Co; Former Deputy Chairman...
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Business generated substantial profits for Swiss bank but was capital-intensive
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