By Milana Vinn
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) – CCC Intelligent Solutions, a provider of software and AI-powered workflow tools, is โexploring a sale of the company, according to three โpeople familiar with the matter.
The Chicago-based company has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on โa sale process and has reached out to prospective buyers, including private equity firms, the sources said.
CCC and Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Shares rose 13% to $6.09 in after-hours โtrading following the Reuters โ report on it exploring a sale.
CCC provides software used by auto insurers, collision repair shops, automakers and โ parts suppliers to manage accident claims, vehicle repairs and related workflows. The company says its platform connects more than 35,000 businesses across the โproperty-and-casualty โinsurance ecosystem.
The company’s market value has โfallen to roughly $3.3 billion โfrom about $6.4 billion a year ago as investors grew concerned about slowing growth, weaker industry claims volumes and slower-than-expected adoption of some of its newer software products. The company’s shares have declined about 44% over the past 12 months.
CCC has explored a sale previously. โReuters reported in 2023 that the โcompany was considering strategic options including โa potential sale after attracting โtakeover interest, though no transaction materialized.
Advent International, which โacquired CCC in 2017 and took โit public through โa merger with a special purpose acquisition company in 2021, fully exited its investment in 2025 through a series โof secondary share offerings, โincluding the sale of its remaining stake in November.
(Reporting โby Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Colin โBarr, Nia Williams and Jamie Freed)