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00:02Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday in a deal that could rank
00:06among the largest software buyouts in history, according to Reuters. Workday shares jumped
00:11nearly 18% Thursday after the report. The company had a market value of about $43 billion before
00:17the news and closed with a valuation of roughly $51.1 billion. The talks remain ongoing, with no
00:23guarantee a deal will be reached. Silver Lake could bring in additional investors to finance
00:27and acquisition. Workday shares had fallen about 15% this year before Thursday as investors
00:32questioned the durability of traditional software amid advances in artificial intelligence. Workday
00:37reported $9.6 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue, up 13%, while revenue growth slowed from 16%
00:44the previous year. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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