Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy QAD, which provides cloud-based planning software for manufacturers, for about $2B in cash and will take the company private (Reuters)

Reuters:
Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy QAD, which provides cloud-based planning software for manufacturers, for about $2B in cash and will take the company private  —  QAD Inc (QADA.O) said on Monday private equity firm Thoma Bravo will buy the enterprise software maker for about $2 billion, the latest go-private deal by the software investor.