Paul Singer balks at $160 per share Athenahealth bid

Paul Singer’s Elliott Management has backed away from its $160-a-share bid for Athenahealth, The Post has learned. Singer, while getting cold feet at $160 per share, could be mulling a bid at a lower price, sources said. At the same time, other suitors — including some strategic companies that had made initial inquiries — have also gone quiet, sources close to the situation said.