10:18 AM EDT, 07/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- KKR & Co ( KKR ) has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Instructure Holdings ( INST ) in a deal that could value the education software company at around $4.7 billion, including debt, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

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