Silver Lake makes $2.4bn offer to acquire German multinational Software AG

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Silver Lake makes $2.4bn offer to acquire German multinational Software AG. Image Credit: Software AG
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Silver Lake makes $2.4bn offer to acquire German multinational Software AG. Image Credit: Software AG

Offer follows 2021 investment of €344 million in Software AG's convertible bond

Silver Lake Management, a private equity firm, has made a striking offer to acquire Software AG, a German multinational software company, in a deal that values the firm at €2.2 billion ($2.42 billi...

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