FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Wolters Kluwer to acquire eOriginal in $280M deal for provider of digital lending software [St. Cloud Times, Minn.] Dec. 10—ST. CLOUD — Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk and Compliance has signed an agreement to acquire a provider of cloud-based digital lending software. Wolters Kluwer, which employed 491 people in St. Cloud as of April 2020, according to the city, will aquire eOriginal for approximately $279.9 million in cash. The deal was announced Thursday and is expected to close by the end of the year. “The acquisition positions us as the leading provider of digital lending solutions, spanning all workflows, from loan approval to document preparation and closing, with compliance certainty,” said Steven Meirink, executive vice president and general manager, Compliance Solutions Wolters Kluwer GRC.