Unity shares jump on report of takeover interest from Silver Lake, PIF
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Investing.com-- Unity Software (NYSE:U) shares surged in extended trading Thursday after Reuters reported that the gaming software provider had held acquisition talks with a consortium including private equity firm Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bullishA possible take-private by a consortium including private equity and a sovereign fund can drive the stock sharply higher.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01According to Reuters, Unity held acquisition talks with a consortium including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
- 02Silver Lake already holds an approximately 8% stake in Unity.
- 03The discussions are confidential, citing two people familiar with them.
- 04Shares rose 6.6% to $52.04 after surging nearly 15% in the regular session.
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