deals, Software, employment

Authoria Acquired by Bedford Funding

Wade Roush 9/29/08

Authoria, a Waltham, MA company that makes software used in employee recruiting and retention, said Monday that it will be bought by White Plains, NY-based private equity firm Bedford Funding for $63.1 million. Bedford has also agreed to put $8 million in working capital into the company.

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