UPDATE 1-EQT to acquire digital consultancy firm Perficient for about $3 billion

Swedish private equity firm EQT AB will acquire U.S.-based digital consultancy firm Perficient in a deal valued at about $3 billion in an all-cash transaction that will take the company private, the companies said in a statement on Sunday. EQT will pay $76 per share in cash to Perficient's common stockholders, the companies said, adding that the deal has been unanimously approved by Perficient's board. Tom Hogan will continue as chief executive of the digital consultancy firm that has over 40 global locations, the statement said.