Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL), a Plano, Texas-based provider of integrated software to the public sector, has agreed to acquire NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) for approximately $2.3 billion, or $34 in cash per share, to expand the delivery of end-to-end platforms to federal, state and local governments. The all-cash transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of NIC and Tyler and is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2021, subject to approvals by NIC stockholders and regulators and other customary closing conditions.
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