On October 21, 2024, Sophos and Secureworks, two global leaders of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, announced a definitive agreement for Sophos to acquire Secureworks. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $859 million. Sophos is backed by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Piper Sandler & Company, which served as a financial advisor to Secureworks on the transaction.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Piper Sandler on the transaction includes Doug Schnell, Remi Korenblit, Ross Tanaka, Emma Sarkisian, and Sean Donohue.

For more information, please see Sophos' and Secureworks' joint news release. Additional coverage can be found on Reuters.