Acxiom to Be Acquired for $3 Billion

Acxiom Corporation enters into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake, an investment firm focused on large-scale investments in technology-driven growth industries, and ValueAct Capital, one of the largest investment firms that makes strategic block and control investments in public and private companies. Silver Lake and ValueAct Capital will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests in the company in an all-cash transaction valued at $3 billion, including the assumption of approximately $756 million of debt.