Call Center Software Firm Five9 Approached on Potential Takeover

Five9 Inc. said it’s received fresh takeover interest, roughly two years after the call center software provider scrapped a multibillion-dollar takeover by Zoom Video Communications Inc.

Bloomberg News reported Monday that Five9 has been working with advisers as it fields interest from potential buyers. In a statement Tuesday, the San Ramon, California-based company said it “was approached with such an opportunity” but is not pursuing a transaction.

Zoom has held discussions about possibly resurrecting a deal with Five9, which is likely to attract other strategic suitors as well, people with knowledge of the matter said earlier. Shares of Five9, ...