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Workday shares jump 19% on report of Silver Lake acquisition talks

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13 Aug 2026
CNBC
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Workday's stock surged over 19% following reports that private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire the human resources software company. The discussions have been ongoing for several months, boosting Workday's market value above $50 billion briefly. This comes amid pressure on software companies due to concerns that AI could disrupt their business models. Workday recently appointed co-founder Aneel Bhusri as CEO again, and the company posted better-than-expected results with an optimistic AI-driven forecast in May.

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