Zoom and Five9 back out of $14.7bn acquisition deal

Video conferencing giant Zoom has abandoned its bid to buy cloud software provider Five9 as part of a $14.7 billion (£10.8bn) deal announced in July.

The collapse of the deal comes just weeks after the US Department of Justice dialled up its investigation of the acquisition due to national security concerns.

Following a shareholder meeting organised by Five9, both companies decided to cancel the deal after a majority of investors opposed continuing with the...