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Vista and Blackstone buy software manufacturer Smartsheet for around $8.4 billion

Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are buying software maker Smartsheet for around $8.4 billion in cash. Vista and Blackstone said Tuesday they will pay $56.50 per Smartsheet Inc. share. The agreement includes a 45-day “go-shop” period during which Smartsheet and its advisers will solicit alternative tender offers from certain third parties and […]