** Shares of IT software provider N-Able NABL.N up 6.52%
at $13.44 after report by Reuters News of the co exploring a
sale
** The co, which has a market cap of $2.3 bln, has attracted
acquisition interest from private equity firms and industry
peers
** One of its suitors is cybersecurity company Barracuda
Networks, which is owned by buyout firm KKR KKR.N , Reuters
News reported, adding that a deal is not certain
** Shares of the co have gained 100.5% in past 12 months
(Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Ananta.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))