** Paycor HCM Inc's PYCR.O shares down 4.4% at $28.47
before the bell as payroll software firm prices secondary
offering
** PYCR announces 6 mln shares sold by funds advised by Apax
Partners at $28.60 with Goldman Sachs as sole bookrunner
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX6LYNn2
** Offering size increased from 5 mln shares, prices at 4%
discount to stock's last close
** PE firm Apax also to distribute ~8.3 mln shares to its
limited partners, including shares sold in the offering
** Prior to offering, Apax held ~120.5 mln PYCR shares, ~69%
of total outstanding, per Refinitiv data
** A month ago, PYCR boosted its FY2023 rev forecast to
$528-$534 mln from prior guidance of $510-$516 mln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUA17C8GC
** PYCR shares had risen past three sessions and gained 6%
this week. YTD, stock up 3.4% through Thurs close
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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lance.tupper@tr.com 1-332-219-1430))