CVC Capital Partners Limited, Silver Lake Management, L.L.C. and Thoma Bravo, L.P. are among the private equity firms weighing bids for Germany?s Software Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:SOW), according to people familiar with the matter. Several buyout groups have submitted letters of interest for the software company, which has a market value of ?3 billion ($3.3 billion), the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. Deliberations are in the early stages and there?s no certainty any of the firms will decide to proceed with approaches or formal offers, according to the people. Software AG is likely to interest other private equity firms, the people said. Representatives for CVC, Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo declined to comment. Software AG is working with advisers to gauge interest from potential buyers, Bloomberg News reported in November 2021. Any deal would likely require the support of the Software AG Foundation, which holds more than 30% of the company.