Siemens to Buy US Software Company Brightly in $1.58 Billion Deal

Siemens to Buy US Software Company Brightly in $1.58 Billion Deal
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of German industrial conglomerate Siemens, Roland Busch, attends the virtual annual shareholder meeting in Munich on Feb. 10, 2022. Sven Hoppe/Pool via Reuters
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ZURICH—Siemens is buying U.S. tech company Brightly Software from private equity owner Clearlake Capital for $1.58 billion, the German engineering group said on Monday, its latest move to broaden its software credentials and grow faster than rivals.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, which offers digital systems to manage buildings’ security and energy consumption, is buying Brightly to expand its offering in the area of “software as a service” (SAAS).