SolarWinds to Be Acquired by Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo in a Transaction Valued at $60.10 per Share and Total Equity Value of $4.5 Billion

SolarWinds to Be Acquired by Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo in a Transaction Valued at $60.10 per Share and Total Equity Value of $4.5 Billion

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwired) — 10/21/15 — SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by leading private equity technology investment firms Silver Lake Partners and Thoma Bravo, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, SolarWinds stockholders will receive $60.10 per share or approximately $4.5 billion in cash. The agreement was approved by SolarWinds– Board of Directo