Finsbury Guides Thoma Bravo's $4B Sophos Deal
Mon, Oct. 14, 2019
By Kevin McCauley
Finsbury is working Thoma Bravo investment firm’s $3.9B offer for Sophos Group, the UK-based cyber and network security software developer.
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Finsbury is working Thoma Bravo investment firm’s $3.9B offer for Sophos Group, the UK-based cyber and network security software developer.
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