Silver Lake and PIF Discuss Unity Takeover

Private equity firm Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's PIF have held buyout talks with gaming software provider Unity. The discussions weighed a valuation of roughly $25 billion for the company.

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Unity Software has held recent takeover talks with a consortium including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, valuing the company at $25B, people familiar with the matter said. The potential buyout would rank among the largest software leveraged buyouts in recent years. United States-based Unity hired an investment bank to review its options after receiving the approach, according to sources.

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