据Ryan Gould、Michelle F. Davis、David Carnevali和Katherine Schwartz报道，知情人士透露，GTCR和Elliott Investment Management正在就收购车险软件提供商CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.进行深度谈判。
Management are in advanced talks to acquire car-insurance software provider CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士称，交易最快可能于下周宣布，他们因信息属私密而要求不具名。
A deal could be announced as soon as next week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
知情人士表示，最终协议尚未达成，包括时间在内的细节可能会变动，谈判也可能以无果告终。知情人士还称，可能会有其他竞标方出现。
A final agreement hasn’t been reached and details including the timing could change or talks could end without a deal, the people said. Another bidder could also emerge, the people said.
在激进投资者Elliott在总部位于芝加哥的该公司建立大额持股后，CCC一直在与财务顾问合作探索选项。
CCC has been working with a financial adviser to explore options after activist investor Elliott built a large stake in the Chicago-based firm.
彭博新闻此前报道，专门从事二手车和残损车销售的Copart Inc.曾就收购CCC进行谈判，同时多家私募股权公司也在围绕该公司。
Bloomberg News previously reported that Copart Inc., which specializes in used and salvaged car sales, was in talks to buy CCC, as several private equity firms circled the company as well.
CCC周五收盘上涨约7%，报7.02美元，市值约41亿美元。GTCR和CCC的代表未立即回应置评请求。Elliott的代表拒绝置评。
CCC closed up about 7% on Friday at $7.02, giving it a market value of about $4.1 billion. Representatives for GTCR and CCC didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. A representative for Elliott declined to comment.
这笔交易将标志着软件行业的一个转折点，因为许多投资者因担心人工智能取代而撤回新投资。
The transaction would mark a turning point for the software industry as many investors have been pulling back from fresh bets amid fears of displacement from artificial intelligence.
这也将凸显Elliott将其激进投资和私募股权策略相结合、成为私有化交易催化剂的策略。
It would also underscore Elliott’s strategy of blending its activist investing and private equity strategies to be a catalyst for take-private deals.
CCC此前曾在2023年考虑出售，当时其股票估值约为80亿美元。
CCC previously weighed a sale in 2023, when its stock was valued at around $8 billion.