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Private-Equity Firms Are Reported Near Deal to Buy Athenahealth as Demand for HealthTech Rises
Acquiring // November 21, 2021

Two private equity firms are close to a deal to buy Athenahealth, a provider of cloud-based software that helps healthcare providers with patient communications, billing and patient records, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are proposing a deal worth...

Scandinavian Payments Processor Nets Sold For $5.3B
Partnerships / Acquisitions // September 26, 2017

Nets, the mobile payments company, has received a 33.1 billion Danish crown ($5.3 billion) offer from Hellman & Friedman, the U.S. private equity (PE) firm. According to news from Reuters, the deal has the potential of being the largest acquisition of a European company by...

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DocuSign CEO Says Company Aims to Build an ‘Independent Public Company’

May 22, 2024
DocuSign is focused on building itself as an independent public company, according to the electronic signature platform’s CEO. Allan Thygesen made that pronouncement in an interview with CNBC published Wednesday (May 23), following reports that private equity firms had considered a takeover. “We’re focused on building a great, independent public company,” Thygesen said during a partner event the […]

Private-Equity Firms Are Reported Near Deal to Buy Athenahealth as Demand for HealthTech Rises

November 21, 2021
Two private equity firms are close to a deal to buy Athenahealth, a provider of cloud-based software that helps healthcare providers with patient communications, billing and patient records, The Wall...

Scandinavian Payments Processor Nets Sold For $5.3B

September 26, 2017
Nets, the mobile payments company, has received a 33.1 billion Danish crown ($5.3 billion) offer from Hellman & Friedman, the U.S. private equity (PE) firm. According to news from Reuters,...