Sophos - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Sophos M&A Summary

Sophos has acquired 14 companies of its own, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Sophos’ largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired SecureWorks for $859M. Sophos has acquired in 8 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (36%) and software (36%).

Sophos Ownership

Who owns Sophos?

Sophos is owned by Thoma Bravo. It was acquired on October 14, 2019.

Is Sophos PE-backed?

Yes. Sophos is owned by private equity investor Thoma Bravo.

Was Sophos formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Sophos was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Sophos Business Overview

Where is Sophos headquartered?

Sophos is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

What is Sophos’ revenue?

Sophos disclosed revenue of 711M GBP for 2019 and 641M GBP for 2018.

How many employees does Sophos have?

Sophos has 3,381 employees.

What sector is Sophos in?

Sophos is an information technology company.

When was Sophos founded?

Sophos was founded in 1985.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 5

Sophos

Sophos Ltd.

The Pentagon Abingdon Science Park,
Abingdon, OX14 3YP
United Kingdom,
+44 1235 559 933
www.sophos.com

Sophos is a provider of information technology security and data protection solutions. Sophos' cloud-native and AI-enhanced solutions secure endpoints (laptops, servers and mobile devices) and networks against evolving cybercriminal tactics and techniques, including automated and active-adversary breaches, ransomware, malware, exploits, data exfiltration, phishing, and more. Sophos was founded in 1985 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 11 - 2 - - 1 14
vol $100M $859M $959M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SecureWorks Corp. 2024-10-21 859M USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.secureworks.com
ActiveState Software, Inc. 2023-11-07 - Divestiture
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.activestate.com
Braintrace, Inc. 2021-07-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.braintrace.com
Capsule8 2021-07-07 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.capsule8.com
DarkBytes, Inc. 2019-01-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Salinas, California · www.darkbytes.com
Invincea, Inc. 2017-02-08 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fairfax, Virginia · www.invincea.com
Barricade Security Systems Ltd. 2016-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Cork, Ireland · www.barricade.io
SurfRight B.V. 2015-12-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Hengelo, Netherlands · www.surfright.nl
Reflexion Networks, Inc. 2015-06-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Woburn, Massachusetts · www.reflexion.net
Mojave Networks, Inc. 2014-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.mojave.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 5 (36%) 100M (10%) 1 (100%) -
Information Technology 5 (36%) 859M (90%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (21%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (7%) - - -
Total 14 $959M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 959M - -
  California 2 - - -
  Virginia 1 100M - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 859M - -
Canada 1 - 1 -
  British Columbia 1 - 1 -
Germany 2 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 14 (100%) 959M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 14 $959M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
1
UBS Investment Bank
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $859M
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $959M
Largest SecureWorks Corp.
$859M (2024-10-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
2 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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