Thoma Bravo Makes Offer to Acquire Sophos

Sophos, a global leader in cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity, today announced that Thoma Bravo, a US-based private equity firm, has made an offer to acquire Sophos (LSE: SOPHOS) for $7.40 USD per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.9 billion. The board of directors of Sophos have stated their intention to unanimously recommend the offer to the company’s shareholders.

Thoma Bravo is a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology enabled services sector with more than $35 billion in investor commitments. With a 40-year history, Thoma Bravo has acquired more than 200 software and technology companies representing more than $50 billion of value. Thoma Bravo is one of the most active and experienced private equity firms investing in software and technology companies, and cybersecurity in particular. Thoma Bravo is known for working with a company’s management team to implement best practices, invest in growth initiatives, drive innovation, and deliver superior operating results.

“Today marks an exciting milestone in the ongoing journey of Sophos,” said Kris Hagerman, CEO, 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.”

Further information is available at https://investors.sophos.com/.

À propos de Sophos

Sophos est un leader mondial de la cybersécurité, qui protège plus de 625 000 entreprises dans le monde grâce à Sophos Fusion, le premier système de défense natif IA du secteur, et le plus complet : une architecture unique et connectée où chaque point de contrôle fonctionne comme un tout. Grâce à l'IA agentique et à l'expertise d'une équipe d'élite, Sophos détecte, analyse et neutralise les menaces avant qu'elles ne perturbent l'activité des entreprises. En collaboration avec un écosystème mondial de fournisseurs de services managés (MSP), de revendeurs et de partenaires technologiques, Sophos compile les informations issues de chaque menace rencontrée et de chaque environnement protégé afin de renforcer sans cesse la protection de chaque client. Le siège social de Sophos est situé à Oxford, au Royaume-Uni. Pour plus d'informations, consultez le site www.sophos.com.