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Software Circle PLC

Technology First-pass screen £61m

550/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 40

Operating leverage 25% 72

Valuation 25% 55

Downside protection 15% 60

First-pass take

Disciplined serial acquirer of vertical market software with strong recurring revenue mix (70%) and EBITDA margin expansion (17% vs 10% prior year), but AI implementation nascent and not a revenue driver. Valuation fair for growth platform; leverage conservative at 0.7x aEBITDA.

Flags

ai-nascentacquisition-dependentthin-cash-positionnettl-stabilization-neededintegration-risk