The M&A team advised Citrix Systems on its acquisition by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P., in an all-cash transaction valued at $16.5 billion, including the assumption of Citrix debt.

Under the terms of the agreement, Citrix shareholders will receive $104.00 in cash per share. With the completion of this deal, Citrix common stock has ceased trading and is no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Citrix builds the secure, unified digital workspace technology that helps organizations unlock human potential and deliver a consistent workspace experience wherever work needs to get done.

The Goodwin deal team was led by Lisa Haddad and Stuart Cable along with Jacqueline Mercier, Kristopher Ring, Tevia Pollard, and Chris Versfelt, and included Sarah Jordan, Andrew Lacy, Arman Oruc, Simone Waterbury, Brady Cummins, James Barri, Stephen Charkoudian, Jacqueline Klosek, Jason Yeoun, Lynda Galligan, Grace Wirth, Andre Amorim, Regina Couto, Robert Hale, Brian Mukherjee, Janet Andolina, Garrett Gaughan, Kyle Pine, Nathan Brodeur, Jacob Osborn, Justin Pierce, Joshua Zachariah, Jason GoldfarbDeborah Birnbach, Jordan Benson, Katy Dacey, and Zoya Holladay.

For additional details on the transaction, please read the press release.