US software program funding agency Thoma Bravo introduced at present that it has entered right into a definitive settlement to buy Verint Methods (Nasdaq: VRNT) in an all-cash deal reflecting an enterprise worth of $2 billion. The transaction is topic to customary closing circumstances, together with regulatory approvals, and is anticipated to shut earlier than the tip of Verint’s present fiscal 12 months, in early 2026.
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Thoma Bravo says it’s going to merge Verint Methods into workforce engagement software program firm Calabrio, which it owns. Thoma Bravo mentioned, “Following the shut of the transaction, Calabrio and Verint will likely be mixed into one firm and will likely be a number one supplier of Buyer Expertise (CX) Automation Options to the $50B+ market during which they serve. Collectively, they’ll supply an expansive portfolio to advance the crucial priorities of CX organizations throughout the dimensions and complexity spectrum. The mixture will create extra alternatives for firms to shortly obtain enterprise outcomes of their interactions with clients. Calabrio is absolutely dedicated to sustaining and investing within the merchandise that assist its put in base and clients’ workflows.”
Verint has a market cap of $1.2 billion thus the deal is at a 60% premium on the corporate’s market cap however properly beneath the $3.6 billion market cap in 2022.
Dan Bodner has been CEO of Verint for 3 a long time. It offers options for name facilities that mix analytics and AI and are designed to boost the person expertise. The corporate is predicated within the US, and has a growth heart in Herzliya, the place it has 200 staff, out of three,800 worldwide. 4 years in the past, Verint spun off its safety options arm Cognyte Software program. Earlier than the spin-off, the corporate had a market cap of $3.7 billion. Verint itself was spun off from Israeli firm Comverse Know-how in 2013.
As reported by “Globes”, Thoma Bravo can also be at the moment inspecting the acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm Armis, at a valuation of $5 billion. In 2018, Thoma Bravo purchased Israeli cybersecurity firm Imperva for $2.1 billion, promoting it 5 years later for $3.6 billion.
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