Centerbridge Partners has agreed to acquire US-based financial software provider MeridianLink in an all-cash deal valued at $2bn, taking the Nasdaq-listed company private just four years after its IPO, according to a report by Reuters.
Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive $20 per share – a 26% premium to the last close – with the transaction expected to complete in H2 2025.
Irvine, California-headquartered MeridianLink provides digital lending, account-opening, and credit reporting software to nearly 2,000 community financial institutions and agencies. The company posted 8% year-on-year revenue growth to $84.6m in Q2 2025, with EBITDA margins of around 40%.
The deal underlines continued private equity appetite for high-margin software assets amid a more favourable macroeconomic backdrop and growing demand for fintech infrastructure. Centerbridge has prior form in the sector, having acquired bank technology provider CSI in a $1.6bn transaction in 2022.
Centerview Partners and JPMorgan are advising MeridianLink, while Goldman Sachs is acting for Centerbridge.
