OpenText Acquires Guidance Software
July 26, 2017
OpenText agreed to acquire Guidance Software, the maker of EnCase, in a cash tender offer valued at $7.10 per share (approximately $240 million equity value; ~$222 million enterprise value). The purchase expands OpenText's Discovery and information security capabilities by adding Guidance's digital investigation, forensic security and endpoint solutions; the deal was expected to close in Q3 2017.
- Buyers
- OpenText
- Targets
- Guidance Software
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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