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Global investment firms Permira and Hellman & Friedman LLC agreed to takeover Zendesk, Inc (NYSE: ZEN) in an all-cash transaction that values Zendesk at $10.2 billion. The purchase price of $77.50 per share implies a premium of 34% over Zendesk's closing stock price of $57.

Zendesk had a difficult time over the last several months. It has been hounded by activist investors, Jana Partners.

The company will go private once the deal closes.

Shares of Zendesk Inc. ZEN, +1.29% soared 29.5% in premarket trading Friday, after the customer experience platform company confirmed a deal to be acquired by an investor group that includes Permira and Hellman & Friedman in an all-cash deal valued at about $10.2 billion. Under terms of the deal, the Permira and H&F will pay $77.50 for each Zendesk share outstanding, which represents a 33.7% premium to Thursday's closing price of $57.95.

Zendesk, Inc (NYSE: ZEN) has almost reached a deal with a group of buyout firms, including Hellman & Friedman LLC and Permira, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zendesk, with a market value of ~$7 billion, was likely to strike a settlement agreement with activist investor Jana.

The Wall Street Journal reports the provider of cloud-based customer-service software is in takeover talks with a group of buyout firms.

Software company Zendesk Inc, which has a market value of over $7 billion, is close to a deal with a group of buyout firms that includes Hellman & Friedman LLC and Permira, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

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Zendesk Inc (NYSE:ZEN) is up 2.6% to trade at $58.47 at last glance, after news that the equity is in settlement talks with activist investor Jana Partners.