Brad Reed, Steven Page, Aaron Lorber, Amber Harezlak, Brian Ford, Dan Zach, Jack Coles, Matthew Sinclair-Thomson
January 24, 2026
Kirkland Advises Sophos on $859 Million Acquisition of Secureworks
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- Kirkland & Ellis advised Sophos, which is backed by Thoma Bravo, on its acquisition of Secureworks in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $859 million
- The transaction aims to enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of global organizations by combining the expertise and resources of both companies
- The Kirkland & Ellis team included lawyers specializing in corporate, technology and IP transactions, debt finance, and antitrust and competition matters.
Kirkland & Ellis advised Thoma Bravo-backed Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, on its acquisition of Secureworks. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $859 million. Together, Sophos and Secureworks will help strengthen the resilience and security posture of global organizations of any size with a combination of security controls, artificial intelligence, world-class threat intelligence and two teams with decades of cybersecurity expertise. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Brad Reed and Steven Page; technology & IP transactions lawyers Aaron Lorber and Amber Harezlak; debt finance lawyer Brian Ford; and antitrust & competition lawyers Dan Zach, Jack Coles and Matthew Sinclair-Thomson.
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Brad Reed, Steven Page, Aaron Lorber, Amber Harezlak, Brian Ford, Dan Zach, Jack Coles, Matthew Sinclair-Thomson
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