Silver Lake in talks to buy Workday, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/silver-lake-talks-buy-workday-sources-say-2026-08-13/

Aug 13 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks ​to acquire Workday (WDAY.O), opens, which has a ‌market value of about $43 billion, in a deal that would rank among the ​largest software buyouts in history, ​according to people familiar with the ⁠matter.

Silver Lake and the human-resources ​and financial management software company have held ​discussions about a potential deal in recent months, the people said. The talks are ​ongoing and there is no ​guarantee a deal will materialize, said the sources, ‌who ⁠spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are confidential.

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