Thoma Bravo close to $2 bln deal for BPO software maker Verint- Bloomberg

Investing.com-- Thoma Bravo is close to a deal to buy call center software maker Verint Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VRNT), Bloomberg reported on Friday, in a deal that could value the latter at $2 billion including debt.

An agreement could be announced as soon as Monday, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg had in July reported that Thoma and Verint were in talks over a potential deal.

Verint builds software to support customer experience and call center businesses, and has over 10,000 clients in over 175 countries.

Verint shares are trading down 23.5% at a market capitalization of $1.23 billion. The company has faced increased share pressure this year amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence will greatly disrupt the business process outsourcing industry.