Charlotte-based Truist Financial Corp. did not set out to buy Durham data technology firm Zaloni.
Tracy Daniels, chief data officer for Truist, was considering ways the firm could use the company's analytics software. But while her team was discussing the firm's technology, the venture arm of Truist was quietly circling in on a buyout.
Both discussions merged, and on Monday Truist announced it was acquiring assets of the 15-year-old company founded by entrepreneurs Ben Sharma and Bijoy Bora in…
