RADNOR, Pa., Dec. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ICG Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE) ("ICG") today announced the consummation of the sale of Procurian Inc. ("Procurian"), a leading specialist in procurement solutions, to an affiliate of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) for $375 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital, cash, debt and other items. ICG will realize approximately $328 million for its stake in Procurian. A portion of ICG's proceeds are being held in escrow and will be subject to potential indemnification claims; subject to any such claims, the escrowed proceeds will be released to ICG on or around December 4, 2014. ICG does not expect to owe any income taxes in connection with the transaction.
"With the sale of Procurian complete, we are excited to execute against our growth strategy as a pure-play cloud company," said Walter Buckley, ICG's Chief Executive Officer. "Given the vast market opportunity for cloud computing, our experience in building market-leading positions and our strong balance sheet, we are well positioned to create stockholder value by expanding our platform."
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ICG brings the power of the cloud to industry-specific vertical markets, including public sector, compliance and insurance. ICG is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. For more information, please go to www.icg.com.
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