Golden Gate Buys Lawson Software in $2B Deal

Enterprise software maker Lawson Software announced that it will be acquired by GGC Software Holdings Inc., an affiliate of buyout shop Golden Gate Capital, and privately held software company Infor. The deal values Lawson at roughly $2 billion. Golden Gate Capital and Infor, will pay $11.25 per share for Lawson, a discount of about 7% to Monday’s closing price. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter.

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