Presidio (PSDO) to be acquired by BC Partners for $16.00/share

  

Presidio to be acquired by BC Partners for $16.00/share in cash, or approximately $2.1 bln
Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, Presidio's Board and advisors may actively initiate, solicit and consider alternative acquisition proposals during a 40-day "go shop" period starting from the date of the definitive agreement. Presidio will have the right to terminate the merger agreement to accept a superior proposal subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement.

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Presidio (PSDO) began trading on Nasdaq on 10 March 2017

 Technology unicorn Presidio (PSDO) began its first day of trading Friday by debuting below its offer price, showing subdued investor reaction following the more splashy initial public offering of Snapchat operator Snap (SNAP).

Late Thursday, Presidio raised $233 million, pricing 16.7 million shares at 14 each and the low end of its estimated range of 14-to-16. Presidio stock opened at 13.50 on the stock market today, climbed as high as 14.36, closing up 1.8% at 14.25.

Apollo Global Management holds a majority of the shares in Presidio.

Presidio specializes in digital infrastructure, cloud computing and security solutions, with about 7,000 business and government customers. For the fiscal year ended June 30, Presidio reported revenue of $2.7 billion, up 14%, and a net loss of $3.4 million, vs. a net loss of $29.4 million the previous fiscal year. It competes against information technology giants such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), IBM (IBM) and Accenture (ACN).

Presidio came to market with a valuation of about $1.3 billion, making it the first tech unicorn to go public since the much-larger Snap did last week.