{"slug": "buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse", "title": "Buyout groups hunt for software bargains after ‘SaaS-pocalypse’", "summary": "Buyout groups are seeking software bargains after a downturn in the sector dubbed the 'SaaS-pocalypse', with Francisco Partners co-founder Dipanjan 'DJ' Deb asserting that AI will not kill the software industry as the firm raises $21bn.", "body_md": "# Buyout groups hunt for software bargains after ‘SaaS-pocalypse’\n\nSource:\n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)Francisco Partners co-founder Dipanjan ‘DJ’ Deb says AI will not kill software sector as firm raises $21bn\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalyps-0ge5", "published_at": "2026-07-23 04:00:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 05:34:08.674274+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Francisco Partners", "Dipanjan Deb"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/buyout-groups-hunt-for-software-bargains-after-saas-pocalypse.jsonld"}}