A Warrington-headquartered company which develops intelligent robotic process automation software is in talks with two private equity firms over possible takeovers.

Blue Prism Group, which also has a base in London, has confirmed it is in discussions in separate talks with TPG Capital and Vista Equity Partners.

TPG Capital is headquartered in the US and has previously invested in the likes of Airbnb, Burger King and Spotify.

Vista Equity Partners is also headquartered in the US and currently has stakes in UK companies such as Advanced, Allocate and Finastra.

As well as its bases in the UK, Blue Prism Group also has operations in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Shares in the group surged by about 40% following the announcement of the talks.

Blue Prism's customers include eBay, Siemens, Jaguar Land Rover and the NHS.