Bain Capital woos SoftwareOne with bigger offer after initial rejection

The cloud solutions provider said it is “assessing” the more lucrative proposal

Kelsey Rees
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Bain Capital woos SoftwareOne with bigger offer after initial rejection

Private equity firm Bain Capital has raised its offer to acquire 100 per cent of Switzerland-HQ channel partner SoftwareOne.  The American investment firm initially proposed a takeover for £2.5b...

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