Sophos Acquires Secureworks for $859 Million
February 3, 2025
Sophos completed the all-cash acquisition of Secureworks for approximately $859 million, taking Secureworks private and delisting its common stock from Nasdaq. The deal expands Sophos' managed detection and response (MDR) and XDR capabilities by adding Secureworks' Taegis platform, Counter Threat Unit threat intelligence, and security operations teams to Sophos' portfolio.
- Buyers
- Sophos
- Targets
- Secureworks
- Sellers
- Dell Technologies, Public shareholders of Secureworks
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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