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# Priority Technology agrees to $1.6B take-private led by CEO Thomas Priore
- URL: https://www.enterprisey.com/priority-technology-agrees-to-1-6b-take-private-led-by-ceo-thomas-priore/
- Published: 2026-09-21T15:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T04:18:49.000Z
- Description: Payments and banking software provider Priority Technology Holdings agreed to be taken private by an investor group led by chairman and CEO Thomas Priore at $8.05 per share in cash, an enterprise value of about $1.6B.
- Author: Enterprisey Admin
- Tags: News, Acquisition, Finance ops

Payments and banking software provider Priority Technology Holdings agreed to be taken private by an investor group led by chairman and CEO Thomas Priore at $8.05 per share in cash, an enterprise value of about $1.6B. ([SEC DEFA14A Exhibit 99.1 (Priority Technology)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001653558/000121390026101653/ea030604701ex99-1.htm?ref=enterprisey.com); [Business Wire release via Finviz](https://finviz.com/news/393754/priority-technology-holdings-inc-announces-definitive-agreement-with-investor-group-led-by-chairman-and-ceo-thomas-priore-to-take-company-private?ref=enterprisey.com))

Funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners are supplying part of the equity financing, and the deal has no financing condition. The price is 38% above the September 18, 2026 close and 65% above the price before the group's first proposal was disclosed in November 2025\. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, after which the stock will leave Nasdaq. ([SEC DEFA14A Exhibit 99.1 (Priority Technology)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001653558/000121390026101653/ea030604701ex99-1.htm?ref=enterprisey.com); [Business Wire release via Finviz](https://finviz.com/news/393754/priority-technology-holdings-inc-announces-definitive-agreement-with-investor-group-led-by-chairman-and-ceo-thomas-priore-to-take-company-private?ref=enterprisey.com))