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Thoma Bravo completed the acquisition of Sophos Group for $3.8bn.

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Transaction Value£3,120m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For100%
EV/Sales5.6x
EV/EBITDA23.5x
Share Price Premium37.1%
One Off Charge-

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Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Sophos Group, a cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity firm, for $3.8bn. The acquisition price represented a premium of approximately 37.1% to the closing price per Sophos share on 11 October 2019. “Today marks an exciting milestone in the ongoing journey of Sophos. Sophos is actively driving the transition in next-generation cybersecurity solutions, leveraging advanced capabilities in cloud, machine learning, APIs, automation, managed threat response, and more. We continue to execute a highly-effective and differentiated strategy, and we see this offer as a compelling validation of Sophos, its position in the industry and its progress,” Kris Hagerman, Sophos CEO.

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