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Francisco Partners, TPG acquire New Relic for $6.5B

New Relic has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG. The acquisition will be an all-cash transaction, valuing New Relic at approximately $6.5 billion.

Thoma Bravo acquires Coupa for $8B

Thoma Bravo has acquired Coupa, taking the software company private in a $8 billion deal. 

Thoma Bravo, Sunstone Partners acquire UserTesting for $1.3B

Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners have acquired UserTesting for an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.

Gearset raises $55M (Cambridge, England)

Cambridge, England-based Gearset, a company that provides DevOps solutions for Salesforce, has raised $55 million.

Investor groups acquire Zendesk for $10.2B

Zendesk has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group, in an all-cash transaction for $10.2 billion.