Bankers, lawyers and private equity dealmakers say they’ve had more discussions about potential merger and acquisition activity as the market picks up, according to The Information’s Rachel Graf. Dealmakers at several big private equity firms said there are especially appealing acquisition candidates in the software industry, including cybersecurity companies and providers of industry-specific software, according to the report. However, in some cases, buyers and sellers are still struggling to reach an agreement on price, noted the report, which indicates that people familiar with the matter said Rapid7 put itself on the market earlier this year and received an offer from PE firm Thoma Bravo, but the company and the firm were too far apart on price to agree on a deal.
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