Clearlake Capital bulks up software portfolio with Quest deal
Clearlake Capital bulks up software portfolio with Quest deal
By Chavi Mehta
查維·梅塔(Chavi Mehta)著
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Clearlake Capital Group said on Monday it would buy Quest Software from Francisco Partners, as the investment firm seeks to tap into the pandemic-spurred surge in demand for enterprise software and cybersecurity tools.
路透11月29日電-Clearlake Capital Group週一表示,將從Francisco Partners手中收購Quest Software,該投資公司正尋求利用疫情引發的企業軟件和網絡安全工具需求激增的機會.
The deal values Quest at $5.4 billion, including debt, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
知情人士告訴路透,這筆交易對Quest的估值為54億美元,其中包括債務。
Quest, which counts companies like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O , Ford Motor Co F.N and Merck & Co MRK.N as its customers, provides solutions spanning from database management to data protection to IT departments.
Quest的客户包括微軟MSFT.O、福特汽車公司F.N和默克公司MRK.N等公司,為IT部門提供從數據庫管理到數據保護的解決方案。
Clearlake expects the deal to close in the first quarter of 2022, saying it would hold a majority stake in Quest and its chief executive, Patrick Nichols, will continue to lead the company.
Clearlake預計這筆交易將在2022年第一季度完成,該公司表示將持有Quest的多數股權,其首席執行官帕特里克·尼科爾斯(Patrick Nichols)將繼續領導公司。
The private equity firm, with about $43 billion in assets under management, has been ramping up investments in the software sector as remote working trends gain momentum during the pandemic.
這家管理着約430億美元資產的私募股權公司一直在加大對軟件行業的投資,因為遠程工作趨勢在疫情期間勢頭增強。
In August, Clearlake said it would take management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand private for about $3.8 billion.
8月份,Clearlake表示將以約38億美元的價格將管理軟件提供商Cornerstone OnDemand私有化。
The announcement also comes just weeks after a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Advent International agreed to take cyber security firm McAfee Corp MCFE.O private in a $14 billion deal.
就在幾周前,以美國私募股權公司Advent International為首的財團同意以140億美元將網絡安全公司McAfee Corp MCFE.O私有化。
The Wall Street Journal first reported Clearlake's deal with Quest on Sunday.
《華爾街日報》週日最先報道了Clearlake與Quest的交易。
(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)
(Chavi Mehta在孟加拉國報道;Ramakrishnan M.編輯)