12 Takeover Rumors Targeted by Short Sellers

10. DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU)

Short Percentage of Float: 9.43%

DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) is one of the takeover rumors targeted by short sellers.

On March 31, DocuSign said it was bringing its Intelligent Agreement Management platform into Slackbot, letting teams generate, review, and route agreements inside Slack while pulling real-time Salesforce data into the workflow.

That mattered because the announcement was not just another feature add. It pushed DocuSign further toward agent-assisted contract workflows, with management explicitly framing the product around helping teams move from conversation to completed agreements faster and with less manual work.

The company has also been having buyer interest for the past couple of years. Reuters reported in December 2023 that the company was exploring a sale, then said in January 2024 that Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman were vying to acquire it, before reporting in February 2024 that those talks had cooled over valuation. Takeover speculation around DocuSign re-emerged in October 2025 following a Betaville alert, with subsequent market coverage indicating that the report had renewed buyout interest around the company.

DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) provides electronic signature, contract lifecycle management, and intelligent agreement workflow software for businesses worldwide.