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SolarWinds Gets Bought Out In A Perfect 'Home Run' Scenario
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 2:24pm | 337Shares of SolarWinds Inc (NYSE: SWI) surged higher by more than 15 percent on Wednesday. SolarWinds announced it has been acquired by Silver Lake Partners and Thoma Bravo for $60.10 per share. Daniel Ives of FBR commented in a note that the transaction is a "Murphy-like home run...
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6 Movers To Keep An Eye On Next Week
Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 10:18am | 345Let’s take a look at Friday’s after-hours movers; investors should monitor these names next Monday. The biggest gainer on Friday afternoon was Tallgrass Energy GP LP (NYSE: TEGP), which traded up more than 4.4 percent, at $31.21, recuperating much of the ground lost during the...
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Compuware's Chris O'Malley On The Company's New 'Startup Mentality'
Monday, December 22, 2014 - 12:54pm | 569Following a buyout by Chicago-based Thoma Bravo LLC, Detroit-based Compuware Corporation was taken private and split in two. One of the two new components retained the Compuware name, will remain in Detroit and will be headed by new CEO, Chris O’Malley. Benzinga spoke with O’...
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Compuware To Go Private For $10.92 A Share
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 10:41am | 185Compuware (NASDAQ: CPWR) agreed to be acquired Tuesday for $2.5 billion or $10.92 a share by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC. Shares of Compuware were halted and the stock last changed hands at $10.58 a share. The Detroit-based software developer's shareholders will receive a net...
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Dell Secures SonicWALL in New Acquisition
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 12:44pm | 489UPDATE: Dell's acquisition of SonicWALL rumored at $1.2 billion. Not one to shy away from big-time competitors such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just acquired another leg up on the competition – except this time, it's in less...
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Wedbush Raises PT on Blue Coat Systems After Acquisition Announcement
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 2:01pm | 201Wedbush Securities has published a research report on Blue Coat Systems (NASDAQ: BCSI) and has raised the price target from $19 to $25.81 following the company's announcement that it will be acquired by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo. In the report, Wedbush writes, "Company indicated in a press...
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Sterne Agee Maintains Neutral on Blue Coat Systems Following Acquisition Announcement
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 12:09pm | 162Sterne Agee has published a research report on Blue Coat Systems (NASDAQ: BCSI) after the announcement that the company would be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. In the report, Sterne Agee writes, "Blue Coat Systems will be acquired for $25.81/share, a 48% premium to yesterday's...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT on Blue Coat Systems to $25.81
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 11:48am | 172Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Blue Coat Systems (NASDAQ: BCSI) and has raised the price target from $19 to $25.81. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes, "This morning Blue Coat Systems entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $25....