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Oct 27, 11:40 AM
$GWRE Is Guidewire paying too much at
$1.7B in cash for underwriting-AI firm hyperexponential?
🤝 Guidewire, whose software more than 570 P&C insurers rely on, agreed to buy London-based underwriting-AI firm hyperexponential for
$1.7B in cash plus an earn-out of up to
$400M tied to recurring revenue
⚠️ The
$1.7B base price is about 11% of Guidewire's
$15.08B market value at the October 26, 2026 close of
$183.96 (16:00 ET); a new
$1.0B Term Loan A plus cash pays it, leaving roughly
$0.5B of its
$1.22B cash and investments at July 31, 2026 before fees and any earn-out, and the loan carries interest at term SOFR plus 1.00% to 2.00%, a financing cost below operating income
📈 In return, hx is an existing partner and Guidewire expects at least 150 bps of added organic ARR growth from FY28
📅 Next: Guidewire updates full-year fiscal 2027 guidance, now
$1,450M to
$1,460M of ending ARR, on its next earnings call in December 2026
Source: PR Newswire release, Oct 27 + SEC 8-K, Oct 27
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