Cybersecurity Leader Secureworks to Be Acquired by Sophos

Paul, Weiss is advising Secureworks, a global cybersecurity leader, in its $859 million all-cash take-private acquisition by cybersecurity provider Sophos, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo. The transaction is expected to close in early 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The deal will strengthen the combined company’s cybersecurity offering for small, mid and enterprise customers.

The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Laura Turano, counsel Dotun Obadina and partner Scott Barshay, and includes partners John Kennedy and Patricia Vaz de Almeida and counsel Bruce Gruder, Jason Tyler and Nathan Mitchell; executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Sasha Belinkie; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Matthew Rosenberg; and tax partner Brian Krause.