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LONDON/ZURICH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Switzerland's SoftwareOne Holding (SWON.S), which helps companies manage software purchases from vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and IBM, received non-binding bids this week from private equity firms Bain Capital and Apax Partners, said two people familiar with the situation. The Swiss software manager has been holding management presentations this month as part of a strategic review run by JPMorgan, a third person said. Non-binding bids were due on Oct. 11 and at least four parties submitted proposals, one of the people said. SoftwareOne declined to comment. ($1 = 0.9050 Swiss francs)($1 = 0.9014 Swiss francs)Reporting by Amy-Jo Crawley, Oliver Hirt and Anousha Sakoui; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: SoftwareOne, Amy, Jo Crawley, Oliver Hirt, Louise Heavens Organizations: Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Bain Capital, Apax Partners, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss

☆ SoftwareOne says strategic review remains ongoing, reports H1 results
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ZURICH, Aug 24 (Reuters) - SoftwareOne (SWON.S) reiterated its full-year guidance on Thursday and said a strategic review to maximise shareholder value remains ongoing, as it reported a 1.7% drop in adjusted earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the first half of 2023. The Swiss software provider, which went public in 2019 and has been recently eyed by Bain Capital for takeover, reported half-year adjusted EBITDA of 111.7 million Swiss francs ($127.41 million). ($1 = 0.8767 Swiss francs)Reporting by Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, Editing by Friederike HeineOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brenna Hughes, Friederike Heine Our Organizations: Bain Capital, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss

☆ Bain Capital raises SoftwareOne takeover offer to $3.7 billion, Bloomberg reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 20 (Reuters) - Bain Capital has increased its offer for SoftwareOne Holding AG to about 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.72 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The private equity firm has tabled a new proposal of around 20 francs per share for the Swiss software management company, the report said. SoftwareOne and Bain Capital declined to comment on the report. The reported new offer is at a premium of 43.6% from SoftwareOne's last close on May 31, when Bain first presented an offer to the Swiss firm valuing it at $3.2 billion. SoftwareOne helps companies manage software purchases from vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and IBM.

Persons: SoftwareOne, Bain, Daniel von Stockar, Rene Gilli, Kanjyik Ghosh, Paul Arnold, David Evans, Jan Harvey, Frances Kerry Organizations: Bain Capital, SoftwareOne, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Thomson Locations: Swiss, SoftwareOne's, Bengaluru, Zurich

☆ European shares slip after ECB rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | Bansari Mayur Kamdar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -European shares slipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised borrowing costs as expected and signalled more policy tightening in its fight against sticky inflation. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/ FILE PHOTOThe continent-wide STOXX 600 index closed 0.1% lower after falling as much as 0.8% earlier in the day. The ECB increased the deposit rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%, the highest level in 22 years. This was the central bank’s eighth successive raise.

Persons: Christine, Lagarde, ”, Stuart Cole, Halma, SoftwareOne Organizations: Reuters, European Central Bank, REUTERS, Staff, ECB, Equiti, U.S . Federal Reserve, ASOS, Bain Capital Private Equity, Informa Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Swedish, British, Swiss

☆ Bain Capital makes $3.2 bln offer for SoftwareOne, board says it's too low
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ZURICH, June 15 (Reuters) - Bain Capital Private Equity has made an offer for SoftwareOne (SWON.S) which values the Swiss software management company at 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($3.21 billion), Bain said on Thursday. In its response, SoftwareOne board, said the offer "materially undervalues" the company and was not in its best interest or that of the majority of its shareholders. Bain has made an all cash offer of 18.50 Swiss francs per share to take the company private, it said. The company's shares, which closed at 15.17 Swiss francs on Wednesday, were up 19.8% in pre-market trade. In its statement, SoftwareOne confirmed that the "indicative, unsolicited and non-binding offer from Bain Capital" it had received was supported by those shareholders.

Persons: Bain, SoftwareOne, Daniel von Stockar, Rene Gilli, von Stockar, John Revill, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Bain Capital Private Equity, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Bain Capital, Bain, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss, Stans, Switzerland

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