** Shares of software firm Everbridge Inc EVBG.O up 18.2%
at $28.10 premarket after co says PE firm Thoma Bravo will buy
it for $1.5 bln in cash
** Deal price of $28.60 represents 20% premium to EVBG's
last sale on Fri
** Transaction expected to close in Q2 2024
** EVBG has ~$977 mln market cap, per LSEG data
** Stock has fallen 31% over the past year through Fri
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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