Exclusive: HP Enterprise in talks to sell software unit to Thoma Bravo - sources

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations come as HPE Chief Executive Meg Whitman seeks to focus the U.S. company's strategy on networking, storage, data centers and related technology services, after its separation last year from computer and printer maker HP Inc . HPE has received offers for the software uni