Potentia withdraws from talks to buy Australia-listed Tyro
Australia-based specialist B2B technology investor Potentia Capital has withdrawn from talks to acquire listed payments software provider Tyro Payments – marking the second time attempts to reach an agreement have failed.
The private equity firm submitted an offer of AUD 1.60 per share last December – at an enterprise value of approximately AUD 875m (USD 582m) – proposing to pay shareholders in cash or allow them to...
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