HelpSystems Acquires GlobalSCAPE
August 28, 2020
HelpSystems completed a cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of GlobalSCAPE at $9.50 per share, accepting approximately 14.9 million shares (about 78.8% of outstanding). GlobalSCAPE will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HelpSystems and be integrated into its data security and automation portfolio to expand managed file transfer and secure data movement capabilities.
- Buyers
- HelpSystems
- Targets
- GlobalSCAPE
- Sellers
- GlobalSCAPE shareholders
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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