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PE firm Silver Lake intends to merge French software companies Cegid and Silae in a €10B+ deal, allowing them to combine data and integrate software

Plan comes as buyout groups grapple with impact of AI on software companies bought at high valuations

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Financial Times — PE firm Silver Lake intends to merge French software companies Cegid and Silae in a €10B+ deal, allowing them to combine data and integrate software ↗

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