Gillian Tan, Columnist

Next Contestant on Antitrust Jeopardy: Cvent

The private equity firm is confident the deal will clear, but the market isn't so sure.

September 16, 2016 at 11:30 AM UTC

Gillian Tan is a senior reporter covering finance and alternative asset classes including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit, venture capital and sports business. She previously wrote an opinion column for Bloomberg and was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. She is a qualified chartered accountant.

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Deal or No Deal?

That question has been front of mind for Cvent shareholders since July, when it became clear that the Department of Justice had taken issue with Vista Equity Partners' $1.65 billion buyout of the software maker because the private equity firm already owns Lanyon Solutions, which makes software that helps manage travel, meetings and events.