The deal would rank among the largest software buyouts in history, in a stand-out year for big-dollar M&A.
Silver Lake pursues take-private of Workday ($51B HR software) as a major software M&A deal. The move signals investors view large systems of record as AI-resilient—deeply entrenched in enterprises and leveraging data for AI initiatives.
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Silver Lake and Workday are discussing a take-private of the (now) $51 billion HR software company.
Why it matters: The deal would rank among the largest software buyouts in history, in a stand-out year for big-dollar M&A.
Silver Lake is reportedly in talks to take Workday private at $43bn
Exclusive-Silver Lake in talks to buy Workday, sources say
Workday Soars Most On Record As Silver Lake Weighs $43 Billion Buyout
Silver Lake in talks to acquire Workday in potential $43B deal
Workday's stock jumps 17% on report of Silver Lake buyout discussions - SiliconANGLE
Silver Lake Wants Workday. Now Show Us The Money
Reuters: Silver Lake in talks to acquire Workday
Workday-Aktie mit Kurssprung: Silver Lake prüft milliardenschwere Übernahme des US-Softwareanbieters
Silver Lake in talks to buy Workday, sources say - The Economic Times
Workday buyout may restore confidence in battered software valuations, analysts say
Silver Lake is reportedly in talks to take Workday private at roughly $43bn, in what would be one of the largest software buyouts…
Aug 13 : Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday, which has a market value of about $43 billion, in a deal…
"Silver Lake and the human-resources and financial management software company have held discussions.."
Silver Lake is reportedly in preliminary talks to acquire Workday in a deal valued at roughly $43 billion, potentially one of the…
Workday's stock jumps 17% on report of Silver Lake buyout discussions - SiliconANGLE
A credible PE bid may have put a floor under software valuations. The financing math is considerably less comforting.
