Article: Software AG to Acquire webMethods, Inc.

Establishes Leadership in High Growth SOA / BPM Market

Major Step Towards Stated Goal of EUR 1 Billion Software Company

DARMSTADT, Germany and FAIRFAX, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Software AG (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW), Europe's largest systems software and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) provider, and webMethods, Inc. , a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Software AG to acquire webMethods in a cash tender offer for $9.15 per share or approximately $546 million.

This transaction will significantly strengthen the combined ...

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