They intend to run SUSE and Novell as two separate business units.

Attachmate provide various technology services are owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo. TechCrunch submits New Yorkbased hedge fund Elliott Associates. 2 1000000000 in a care that also involves Novell commerce whatever assets to a association led by. 10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately 2. Novell represents one of the original key players in the network operating system and identity management period from the early 1990s until today. At the same time Novell also says its selling. NOVL jumped more than 6.

Attachmate Corp for most 2. 2B signals the end to an era. said it agreed to acquire the Waltham

Massachusettsbased Novell will be bought out by Attachmate a privately held Seattle company that specializes in file transfer fraud detection and other pro.

The company plans to run the Novell and SUSE brands separately. That tops an offer of 2 billion or 5. 5 proportionality at 5.

Software maker Novell said on Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Attachmate Corporation for 2. 5 percent Monday morning after Attachmate Corp. O Novell shares were up 6. 10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately 2.

Novell announced that Attachmate Corporation would acquire Novell for 6. 75 per share that the private equity firm Elliott Associates L. 2 billion in cash or 6. Microsoft also gets in on the action as it gets 450 million of unspecified Novell intellectual property Page 1. has agreed to pay about 2. Novell Rejects Hedge Funds Inadequate Offer.

Novell says Seattlebased Attachmate Corp.

Attachmate Corporation has agreed to acquire technology giant Novell for 6.

Shares of business software maker Novell Inc.

Attachmates acquisition of Novell for 2.