SolarWinds Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Turn/River Capital in an all-cash transaction for $18.50 per share or approximately $4.4 billion.
The per-share price represents a premium of approximately 35% to the volume-weighted average closing price of SolarWinds stock for the 90 trading days ended on February 6, 2025.
“We have built a great track record of helping customers accelerate business transformations through simple, powerful, secure solutions designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. We now look forward to partnering with Turn/River to deliver operational resilience solutions for our customers on our SolarWinds Platform, leveraging our premier observability, monitoring, and service desk solutions,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and CEO of SolarWinds.
“This successful transaction and exciting partnership are testaments to our employees’ outstanding work of building exceptional solutions and delivering great customer success,” Ramakrishna continued. “We are confident that Turn/River’s expertise and growth orientation will help us ensure SolarWinds continues to drive innovation and deliver even greater value for customers and stakeholders.”
"SolarWinds is a global leader in software that helps a wide range of businesses securely manage and optimize their systems, networks, and IT infrastructure. Their deep commitment to understanding and solving customer needs has led to decades of innovation, impact, and consistent growth,” said Dominic Ang, Founder and Managing Partner of Turn/River Capital. “We are incredibly excited to partner with SolarWinds. By pairing our team of software operators and investors with their relentless focus on customer success, together we aim to accelerate growth and further innovation.”
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