Thoma Bravo jumps onto Riverbed

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WAN optimisation vendor taken private in $3.5bn deal

Riverbed has ceased trading on NASDAQ as investor Thoma Bravo completes its acquisition of the firm. The application infrastructure vendor announced its intention to go private in December and s...

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