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Friday Rant: Is Private Equity a Better Buyer of Software Companies Than Other Vendors?

Friday Rant: Is Private Equity a Better Buyer of Software Companies Than Other Vendors?

By Jason Busch on October 1, 2010

Madison Dearborn’s recent Fieldglass buyout (here, here) provides further proof that today’s private equity firms might be better strategic — that’s right, strategic and not financial — buyers of software companies than software…

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, Ariba, fieldglass, M&A, Madison Dearborn, Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity, Venture Capital | 1 Response

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