Qualtrics will go public 2 years after being acquired by SAP

New York • SAP says it plans to spin off Qualtrics and take it public less than two years after acquiring the survey-software provider.SAP said Sunday it will retain majority ownership of Qualtrics' shares.The German software giant announced in November 2018 that it agreed to pay $8 billion cash for Qualtrics, just days before the Provo company was set for its initial sale of stock to the public. The deal closed in early 2019.SAP says Qualtrics has already been operating with greater autono