Vista Equity Offers To Buy Sumtotal Systems
Vista Equity Partners has offered to acquire Sumtotal Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUMT), a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of enterprise learning and performance management systems. Under terms of the offer, Sumtotal stockholders would receive $3.25 per share (62% premium to Friday’s closing price), which values the outstanding equity at approximately $103 million. Vista currently holds around a 13% stake in Sumtotal, and plans to nominate a slate of three directors to the company’s board, at an annual meeting on June 12.


