- Several private equity firms are preparing to make offers to acquire enterprise software maker Informatica Corp, in what could be this year's largest leveraged buyout, according to people familiar with the matter.
Silver Lake Partners LP has teamed up with Hellman & Friedman LLC ahead of a deadline for final bids for Informatica that is set for early April, the people said on Friday.
Advent International Corp, Permira Advisors LLP, Thoma Bravo LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's private equity arm are also vying for Informatica, the people said.
Some of these four firms could also team up to try to take Informatica private, the people added. Informatica has a market capitalization of $4.8 billion.
The sources asked not to be identified because the deliberations are confidential. Spokespeople for Informatica and the private equity firms declined to comment.
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