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The deal will combine Cegid’s business software operations with French payroll platform Silae. Silver Lake, the majority owner of both companies, will retain a controlling stake in the combined group. Newly appointed CEO Christian Pedersen will lead the business, with the transaction expected to close in the first half of 2027.
Founder of Stack Chronicle and a journalist with experience across several local and national radio stations (including RTL2, Hit West, Euradio and Figaro Radio in France, and WDET in Detroit, Michigan), I began taking a deeper interest in technology in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. I quickly realised, that few media outlets were building meaningful connections between technology, AI, finance, politics and environmental issues. That observation led to the creation of Stack Chronicle: a publication designed to help both curious readers and more informed audiences understand the technological transformations shaping our world.