CoStar to buy Zonda from MidOcean Partners
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell Bora Inc. and its subsidiaries, known as Zonda, to CoStar Group for $800 million in cash, according to an announcement on Friday. Zonda is a North America-focused data, marketplace and software platform built around the
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