** Verint Systems VRNT.O shares jump 21.89% to $24.95 premarket
** U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo is planning to acquire the call center software maker for about $2 billion, including debt, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday
** An agreement could be announced as early as Monday, the report said, adding that no final decision has been made and talks may collapse or the timing and terms could still change
** YTD, VRNT down ~25.5%
(Reporting by Joel Jose in Bengaluru)
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