(BFW) Concur Said to Explore Sale to Software Makers Including SAP


Concur Said to Explore Sale to Software Makers Including SAP
2014-09-02 20:06:54.343 GMT


By Beth Mellor
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Concur Technologies has explored a
sale and approached companies including SAP to gauge their
interest, people with knowledge of matter told Bloomberg’s Alex
Sherman, Aaron Ricadela and Matthew Campbell.
* Concur is working with an investment bank on the sale and
also approached Oracle, said the people; ORCL decided not to
pursue a transaction, one person said
* CNQR gains 13% post-market
* Concur spokeswoman didn’t immediately reply to messages
seeking comment; representatives for Oracle, SAP declined to
comment
* NOTE: In June, Oracle said it would pay ~$4.6b to acquire
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