Why Imprivata Inc. Is Soaring Today

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What: Shares of Imprivata , an IT company primarily focused on security and identitymanagement solutions for the healthcare sector, are on the move today. The company's stock was up about 31% as of 11:30 a.m. ET after news broke that the company is being acquired by a private-equity firm.

So what:Imprivata issued a press release today stating that it has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo LLC, a private-equity firm, forabout $544 million in an all-cash deal. That values shares at $19.25 each, which represents a 33% premium over Tuesday's closing price.

Here's whatOmar Hussain, Imprivata's president and CEO, had to say about the deal:

Scott Crabill, a partner at Thoma Bravo, commented on his firm's rationale for buying Imprivata:

Thoma Bravo currently has about$17 billion in assets under management, so it doesn't look like it will have any problems funding the deal.

Now what:Imprivata has been on the public markets for about two years now, and it has spent most of that time trailing the returns of the S&P 500. Today's pop did push it back into market-beating territory.

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A timeline for the closing was not announced, but with shares trading within a few pennies of the acquisition price, long-term investors might want to take a victory-lap by selling their shares today and reinvesting the proceeds elsewhere.

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