CORPORATEWATCH
FIRSTENERGY
Interim Chief
Becomes Permanent
FirstEnergy
Corp. on Monday
said it named Steven Strah chief
executive, removing the interim
tag he has carried since October.
The Akron, Ohio, electric util-
ity holding company said Mr.
Strah is joining its board and
continues as president, a post
he has held since May 2020.
Mr. Strah stepped in as in-
terim CEO after the company
fired Charles Jones following an
internal review related to gov-
ernment investigations of the
company’s potential role in an al-
leged state bribery scandal.
—Colin Kellaher
PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY
Deal to Purchase
Finxera Is Set
Payments-technology com-
pany
Priority Technology Hold-
ings
Inc. agreed to buy banking-
as-a-service company
Finxera
Holdings
Inc. for $425 million in
cash and stock.
The deal comprises $375 mil-
lion in cash and $50 million Pri-
ority Technology stock, the com-
panies said Monday.
Finxera shareholders, includ-
ing funds managed by Stone
Point Capital LLC and Finxera’s
management team, will keep
their equity positions in the
combined entity, the companies
said. Sanjoy Goyle, Finxera’s co-
founder and chief executive, and
Praveer Kumar, the co-founder
and technology chief, will take
on prominent roles, the compa-
nies added. The companies said
they expect the deal to close in
the third quarter.
—Dave Sebastian
SNAP-ON
Canadian Software
Maker Is Acquired
Snap-on
Inc. acquired
Dealer-
FX
Group Inc., a Canadian com-
pany that makes software for
car manufacturers and dealers,
Snap-on said Monday.
Kenosha, Wis.-based Snap-on,
a tool and repair company, said
it paid $200 million in cash to
buy Dealer-FX. Snap-on said the
transaction would expand its of-
ferings to the automotive indus-
try in its repair systems and in-
formation segment.
Dealer-FX’s fiscal 2020 reve-
nue was about $37 million. The
acquisition won’t have a mean-
ingful effect on Snap-on’s 2021
earnings, Snap-on said.
—Matt Grossman
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated March 9, 2021 and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto and is being made to all holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to, nor will
tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Shares in any U.S. or foreign jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance
with the laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where the applicable laws require that the Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be
made on behalf of Purchaser (as defined below) by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
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