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Shares in SoftwareOne rose on Friday after a boardroom shake-up made the prospect of a bid for the Swiss IT service provider more likely, investors and analysts said. On Thursday,...

The board of Swiss IT services provider SoftwareOne said on Monday its plan to resolve a boardroom tussle with founding shareholders over the companys future has won the backing of proxy advisory...

SoftwareOne said ISS had recommended voting for all nine nominees proposed by its board at the companys annual general meeting (AGM), including the three nominees representing the founding shareholders group. The AGM is scheduled for April 18.

Last month SoftwareOnes present board pitched a compromise proposal that recommended electing "a proportionate number" of the founding shareholders nominees to the board. These nominees would be von Stockar, Annabella Bassler and Andrea Sieber.

Bain Capital is the last remaining bidder for software company SoftwareOne Holding AG after other interested parties, including private equity firm Apax Partners, dropped out, three people...

LONDON/ZURICH :Bain Capital is the last remaining bidder for software company SoftwareOne Holding AG after other interested parties, including private equity firm Apax Partners, dropped out, three people familiar with the situation said. This makes buyout group Bain the frontrunner to acquire the Swiss softwa

SoftwareOne: The Swiss software manager has been holding management presentations this month as part of a strategic review run by JPMorgan, a third person said. Non-binding bids were due on Oct. 11 and at least four parties submitted proposals, one of the people said.

SoftwareOne, which helps companies manage software purchases from vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and IBM, received non-binding bids this week from private equity firms Bain Capital and Apax Partners, two people said.

Bain Capital has increased its offer for SoftwareOne Holding AG to about 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.72 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Bain Capital has increased its offer for SoftwareOne Holding AG to about 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.72 billion), Bloomberg News reported...