Zoom to buy cloud-based call center operator Five9 in $15bln deal
July 20, 2021 NEW YORK: Zoom Video Communications Inc., whose online conferencing services took off during the Covid-19 pandemic, agreed to acquire Five9 Inc. for $14.7 billion, using its surging stock to expand into an adjacent market that could bolster revenue as lockdowns end, Bloomberg reported. The value of the all-stock offer is $200.18 a share based on the closing price for Zoom’s common stock on Friday, compared with Five9’s $177.60 price on Friday, the companies said in a statement Sunday. The target firm will become an operating unit of Zoom after the deal, which is subject to ...