Golden Gate, Infor To Pay $2B For Lawson

An affiliate ofGolden Gate CapitalandInforwill acquire software maker,Lawson Software,The Wall Street Journalreports. The buyers will pay a total of around $2 billion for the acquisition.

Under the terms of the deal, Lawson shareholders will receive $11.25 a share in cash. The private equity firm and Infor will fund the deal from debt financing, received fromCredit Suisse,Bank of America Merrill Lynch,Morgan Stanley,RBCandDeutsche Bank, addsAltAssets.

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