** Shares of SurveyMonkey owner Momentive Global MNTV.O
rise 18% to $9.11 in premarket trading
** MNTV would be acquired by a consortium led by Symphony
Technology Group in an all-cash deal that values the software
firm at ~$1.5 billion, the company said late on Monday
** MNTV shareholders will receive $9.46 per share, a premium
of 45.76% since a media report in October that co was mulling
over a sale
** Last year, co was set to be acquired by Zendesk in a $3.9
billion deal that fell through after it was rejected by Zendesk
shareholders
** MNTV fell 66.9% in 2022
(Reporting by Ashwini Raj in Bengaluru)
((Ashwini.Raj@thomsonreuters.com))