[4] For instance, Constellation acquired Acceo Solutions for $250 million in January 2018, its then second-largest acquisition.

As per the agreement, Allscripts will receive a fixed amount of $670m plus $30M as a performance bonus at the closing of the deal.

[7] Although the company has experienced great success with this strategy in the past (its stock has increased 30 times since its IPO in 2006), it has experienced more competition in acquiring companies in recent years,[4] especially from private equity and hedge funds.

[8] Constellation Software has six operating segments:[9] The founder and chairman of Constellation Software, Mark Leonard, has long maintained a low profile, declining media interviews and making few public appearances.

[6] Analysts suggest the company took this step because it was worried about leaking information about potential acquisitions to its competitors.