Dataversity: Advice to Aspiring Data Scientists from PROS Inc.’s Neil Biehn
October 31, 2013- By Stephanie Faris The Harvard Business Review labeled Data Science “The sexiest job of the 21st century,” catching the interest of everyone from high school students to technology veterans. But not everyone is suited to the field of data science, which requires a combination of talents that include mathematics, communication, creativity, and a thirst […]
Manufacturing Business Technology: PROS Announces Plans To Acquire Cameleon Software
October 24, 2013- HOUSTON & TOULOUSE, FRANCE – PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) and Cameleon Software (Paris: CAM) have announced PROS has entered into a definitive tender offer agreement to acquire Cameleon in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately €24 million (U.S. $33 million), net of cash acquired. The transaction has been approved by the […]
Techcrunch: Cameleon Software Gets Acquired For $33M By PROS, A Big Data Solutions Company
October 24, 2013- By Alex Williams Cameleon Software, a publicly traded company on the Paris Bourse that automates price quotes, has been acquired for $33 million in an all-cash transaction by PROS, a big data software company. The deal has the approval of Cameleon’s largest shareholders and now faces the process of regulatory approval. Cameleon is in the increasingly competitive configure per quote […]
Mergers & Acquisitions: PROS Buys Cameleon Software for $33M
October 24, 2013- By Allison Collins PROS (NYSE: PRO) is buying Toulouse, France-based Cameleon Software SA (Paris: CAM) in a $33 million deal. The deal unites Houston-based PROS pricing technology with Cameleon’s configure, price and quote technology, which is used for negotiated selling and self-service sales. The services will be combined into a single technology. The purchase price […]
Texas Tech Pulse: PROS Buys French Software Developer Cameleon
October 24, 2013- Houston-based software developer PROS Holdings said early this morning that it is acquiring French software developer Cameleon Software. PROS said it will pay approximately $33M in cash for Cameleon, which develops configuration, pricing, and quote software for both business-to-consumer and business-to-business transactions. Cameleon Software is based in Toulouse, France. PROS said it was advised by […]
CNN Money: M&A and IPOs
By Dan Primack | CNN Money McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) has agreed to buy German drug distribution company Celesio (DB: CLS1) for approximately $8.3 billion, including debt, or €23 per share. www.celesio.com Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has acquired APIphany, a Washington, D.C.–based API management delivery platform. No financial terms were disclosed. J. Moore Partners managed the process.www.apiphany.com PROS Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PRO) has […]
TEC: PROS Acquires Cameleon Software for Richer Sales Big Data
October 24, 2013- By P.J. Jakovljevic PROS Holdings, Inc., a provider of sales effectiveness big data solutions, and Cameleon Software, a provider of multichannel, multi-device product configurator, quotes, proposals, and e-commerce software, have announced that PROS plans to acquire Cameleon in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately €24 million (U.S. $33 million), net of cash acquired. Cameleon CPQshould be a great addition […]
Houston Business Journal: Major Houston Software Company Makes Big Acquisition
October 24, 2013- By Molly Ryan PROS Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PRO) revealed Thursday that it has entered into a $33 million acquisition Cameleon Software, a French ecommerce software provider. Houston-based PROS, which provides big data software for businesses, has been growing rapidly for the past several years— in part due to the increasing demand for big […]
PROS Announces Plans to Acquire Cameleon Software, a Market Leading CPQ Company
Combination will provide end-to-end sales effectiveness solution powered by data science. HOUSTON & TOULOUSE, FRANCE, October 24, 2013 – PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) and Cameleon Software (Paris: CAM) today announced PROS has entered into a definitive tender offer agreement to acquire Cameleon in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately €24 million (U.S. $33 million)[1], […]
Mergers & Acquisitions: PROS Buys Cameleon Software for $33M
October 24, 2013- By Allison Collins PROS (NYSE: PRO) is buying Toulouse, France-based Cameleon Software SA (Paris: CAM) in a $33 million deal. The deal unites Houston-based PROS pricing technology with Cameleon’s configure, price and quote technology, which is used for negotiated selling and self-service sales. The services will be combined into a single technology. The purchase price […]