Permira and Warburg Pincus have completed the $8.4 billion take private acquisition of Clearwater Analytics. The deal places a large investment accounting and analytics software platform under sponsor ownership.

Software take privates work when sponsors can accelerate growth and improve operations without weakening the product. Clearwater's financial customers also demand continuity, security and a long investment horizon, which constrains aggressive…

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