[https://www.reuters.com/world/silver-lake-talks-buy-workday-sources-say-2026-08-13/](https://www.reuters.com/world/silver-lake-talks-buy-workday-sources-say-2026-08-13/)
>Aug 13 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday (WDAY.O), opens, which has a market value of about $43 billion, in a deal that would rank among the largest software buyouts in history, according to people familiar with the matter.
>Silver Lake and the human-resources and financial management software company have held discussions about a potential deal in recent months, the people said. The talks are ongoing and there is no guarantee a deal will materialize, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are confidential.
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