Progress Software completes $875 million acquisition of ShareFile from Cloud Software Group
Progress Software closed its purchase of substantially all assets of ShareFile, a document-centric collaboration software unit of Cloud Software Group, on October 31, 2024. The purchase price was $875 million in cash, subject to a $25 million working capital credit, funded from cash on hand and an existing revolving credit facility. The company says ShareFile is expected to add more than $240 million in annual revenue and more than 86,000 customers.
Key points
- Closing date: October 31, 2024, under an asset purchase agreement dated September 9, 2024
- Purchase price: $875 million in cash, subject to a $25 million working capital credit
- Funding: cash on hand and an existing revolving credit facility
- Expected to add more than $240 million in annual revenue and more than 86,000 customers; Progress will file financial statements and pro forma information by amendment to this 8-K
The filing
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