Citrix Systems going private in $16B deal
The deal is expected to close near the middle of 2022.
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Citrix Systems Inc. will be taken private in an all-cash acquisition by Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Investment Management LP valued at $16.5 billion, including the assumption of debt.
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Under the deal’s terms, Citrix stockholders will receive $104 a share. Elliott is participating in the acquisition through its Evergreen Coast Capital affiliate.
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Citrix shares closed Friday at $105.55. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the deal, which had also been the subject of earlier media reports, was nearing completion.
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Vista and Evergreen plan to combine Citrix with Tibco Software, a Vista portfolio company. The move would create a software company with 400,000 customers and 100 million users in 100 countries, the companies said.
Citrix headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ( David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Image / Getty Images)
Citrix will keep its name and its Fort Lauderdale, Fla. headquarters, the companies said. The deal is expected to close near the middle of 2022.
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