zendesk inc shares fell another 7 to 6437 a day after the company said it would continue as an independent public company after its board completed a review of strategic alternatives the stock hit a 52week low of 6411 earlier in the session and closed thursdays session down 14 zendesks board on thursday unanimously voted to continue moving forward as an independent company zendesk which provides cloudbased software for handling customer service said its financial advisers reached out to 26 potential buyers including a group of investors who had previously expressed conditional interest in acquiring the company the company said it engaged in talks over several months but no actionable proposals were submitted with the final bidders citing adverse market conditions and financing difficulties