
SolarWinds Buyout Moving to Financing Stage
SolarWinds, which Silver Lake & Thoma Bravo are buying for $4.5 billion, created a confidential presentation for potential lenders & investors. Here’s why.

5 Channel Partner Updates: 4 Jan 2016
Today’s updates involve IBM at CES; DDoS attacks target Linode; EMC layoffs; top January tech events; shareholder targets SolarWinds & more.

SolarWinds Targets Nearly $1 Billion In Revenues By 2020
Amid a $4.5 billion buyout, the IT management software provider reveals revenue & earnings targets in an SEC filing. Here’s the upshot for SolarWinds’ MSPs.

Sources: SolarWinds Buyers Committed to N-able, MSPs
Silver Lake Partners & Thoma Bravo, the private equity firms buying SolarWinds, highly value N-able and MSPs, sources close the $4.5 billion deal say.

Is Private Equity Good for MSP Software Industry?
SolarWinds & its N-able division are the latest MSP-centric software companies acquired by private equity firms. Is that good for managed services providers?

SolarWinds and N-able Acquired for $4.5B
SolarWinds (SWI) and its N-able division for MSPs have been acquired for $4.5 billion by Silver Lake & Thoma Bravo. Here’s the update for MSPs.