11:19 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with stock moves in the second paragraph.)

KKR (KKR) and Francisco Partners have reached the final round of bidding to acquire education software company Instructure ( INST ) and plan to deliver binding offers next week, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Instructure ( INST ) shares were rising past 6% in recent Friday trading, while KKR was down 1.1%.

The report said it is uncertain whether private equity firm Thoma Bravo, which holds an 83% stake in Instructure ( INST ), will agree to sell, and other potential bidders could also emerge.

Francisco Partners declined to comment.

Instructure ( INST ), KKR and Thoma Bravo did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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