Bloomberg Talks: Sailpoint CEO Mark McClain
SailPoint is guiding prospective investors that its initial public offering has received orders for more than 20 times the shares available, according to people familiar with the matter. The IPO for the Thoma Bravo-backed security software company is poised to price at the top or above its revised price range, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn't public. He spoke about this and more with hosts Alix Steel and Norah Mulinda.
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