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DocuSign to Lay Off 6% of Workforce in Restructuring Plan

DocuSign announces a restructuring plan, including laying off 6% of its workforce, in an effort to enhance financial and operational efficiency. The majority of impacted employees will come from sales and marketing departments. The announcement led to a more than 6% drop in DocuSign’s shares. The company aims to meet or exceed its fourth-quarter and fiscal-2024 guidance and will share further details about the restructuring plan when fourth-quarter results are released.

Private-Equity Firms Compete to Acquire DocuSign Inc.

DocuSign Inc.’s stock surged 10% late Thursday following a report that private-equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to acquire the provider of online-signature services. The firms are among the final bidders for DocuSign, according to a…