Guidewire Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire hyperexponential
PR Newswire•27/10/2026•07:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Guidewire to acquire hyperexponential for $1.7 billion cash, plus up to $400 million contingent consideration
- ➤Acquisition expected to add at least 650 basis points to fiscal 2027 ARR growth
- ➤Deal expected to contribute at least 150 basis points to durable organic ARR growth from fiscal 2028
- ➤Guidewire will fund transaction with $1.0 billion new term loan and existing cash
- ➤Transaction expected to close in Guidewire’s fiscal 2027 second quarter
Expert Statements
Mike Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer of Guidewire
“We’re delighted to welcome Amrit Santhirasenan and the team at hyperexponential to Guidewire. There isn’t another company in the world whose passion for insurance, technical ambition, and vision for the potential of AI in insurance align so closely with our own”
Mike Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer of Guidewire
“Insurance is a distinctly complex industry, where the quality of risk decisions has an immense impact on business outcomes. Guidewire and hyperexponential are uniquely positioned to deliver industry-specific AI solutions that will transform commercial underwriting. Together we will bring greater and more scalable intelligence to the insurance decisions that will help underwrite the risks of tomorrow.”
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO and co-founder of hyperexponential
“We founded hyperexponential on the conviction that underwriting judgment is the highest-leverage work insurers do”
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO and co-founder of hyperexponential
“Guidewire is the most trusted name in P&C insurance technology, with deep expertise in managing and safeguarding the policy and risk information insurers rely on throughout the insurance lifecycle. Together, we’ll bring insight from submission to bind and from the individual risk to the entire portfolio. With hx and Guidewire, insurers will be able to respond to submissions faster and, more importantly, improve loss ratios and allocate capital more effectively.”
Guidewire Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire hyperexponential PR Newswire
Acquisition positions Guidewire to lead the transformation to agentic underwriting, setting a new standard where AI agents assess, price, and make decisions alongside underwriters and actuaries across commercial and specialty lines
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