Deal Roundup: KKR, Francisco Partners go head to head for Thoma Bravo’s $3.4bn Instructure

KKR and Francisco Partners are reportedly battling each other in a bid to acquire Thoma Bravo-backed US education software specialist Instructure, which currently has a market value of about $3.4bn. The pair are through to the final round of bidding and expected to submit binding offers next week, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Thoma Bravo …