Non-public fairness agency Thoma Bravo continues its large multibillion-dollar shopping for spree within the id and entry administration (IAM) house, this time forking out $2.3 billion in a reportedly all-cash supply for ForgeRock.
ForgeRock went public just a bit over a 12 months in the past, Reuters identified. The San Francisco-based firm supplies IAM for finish shoppers, workforce, and Web of Issues (IoT) gadgets, the corporate web site says.
ForgeRock shareholders will obtain $23.25 per share, which represents a premium of about 53.4% to the inventory’s final closing worth on Tuesday. The deal is predicted to shut within the first half of 2023.
Thoma Bravo is banking on a swelling marketplace for cloud companies to drive IAM demand, based on earlier Darkish Studying reporting on buyers’ eager curiosity within the cybersecurity software program sector.
Reuters added that the personal fairness agency has additionally expressed curiosity in Darktrace and Nearmap over the previous 12 months.
