Verint gives you 2 ways to profit

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VERINT SYSTEMS INC. $589 is a spinoff buy. The software maker (Nasdaq symbol VRNT; Manufacturing & Industry Sector; Shares outstanding: 66.8 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.verint.com) plans to split the company into two separate, publicly traded businesses in early 2021. The customer engagement business will have almost $1 billion in sales while its cyber intelligence business will have sales of about $500 million. Verint believes that this will make it easier for investors to evaluate both businesses. As part of the split, private equity firm Apax Partners will invest as much as $400 million into the company’s customer engagement unit. Verint will issue convertible preferred stock to Apax in return for its investment. In addition, Apax will get a seat on its board. Verint will use some of the funds received from Apax to repurchase up to $300 million of its shares. That should add value for investors by giving them a larger stake in the company. company…