March 6 (Reuters) - Software maker Qualtrics
International Inc XM.O said on Monday it had received a $12.4
billion buyout offer from private-equity firm Silver Lake
Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
The deal values each stock of Qualtrics at $18.15, a premium
of nearly 6% to the company's last closing price.
Shares of Qualtrics, which is majority owned by Germany's
SAP SAPG.DE , rose 2.8% in early trading.
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh
Venkateshwaran)
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