EQT to acquire digital consultancy firm Perficient for nearly $3 bn

Swedish private equity firm EQT AB will acquire Perficient in all-cash deal valued at about $3 billion that will take the U.S.-based digital consultancy firm private, the companies said on Sunday.

EQT will pay $76 for each Perficient share, the companies said in a statement, representing a nearly 58 per cent premium to Perficient’s last close on Friday. The deal has been unanimously approved by St. Louis-based Perficient’s board and is expected to close by the end of 2024, according to the statement.