When Zendesk announced it had been acquired by a consortium of private equity firms on Friday for $10.2 billion, it seemed a sudden and jarring end for a company that […]
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Back to news homeZendesk’s final selling price is a warning shot for unicorns
Zendesk this morning agreed to sell itself to an investor consortium for $10.2 billion in cash, or $77.50 per share. The deal comes months after the U.S. software company declined […]
Zendesk punished by investors after vowing to remain independent
The Zendesk ownership saga took several new turns this week, with an external investor, Jana Partners, agitating against the company, a review of its strategic options coming to a close, […]
Zendesk terminates $4.1B SurveyMonkey acquisition after its own investors reject deal
Zendesk announced today that it was walking away from the proposed $4.1 billion deal to buy Momentive, the owners of SurveyMonkey, after stockholders rejected the deal. The announcement comes just […]