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(Bloomberg) EQT AB is exploring a potential acquisition of Swiss banking software specialist Temenos AG, according to people familiar with the matter. The Stockholm-based buyout firm is in the early stages of considering a bid for Temenos, which has a market value of 9.1 billion Swiss francs ($9.9 billion), the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. If EQT does take Temenos private, it would be one of the largest buyouts involving a listed European company this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. There’s no certainty EQT will decide to proceed with a move for the company, the people said. Representatives for EQT and Temenos declined to comment. Temenos’s U.S.-listed shares rose as much as 17%, the biggest jump since March 2020. Private equity firms have already announced deals valued at $242 billion targeting companies in Europe this year, the Bloomberg data show. That’s roughly double the amount in the same period a year ago an