Blue Coat sells up to Sonicwall and Tripwire owner

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Private equity house Thoma Bravo snags another tech vendor in $1.3bn deal

Web security and WAN optimisation vendor Blue Coat has sold up for $1.3bn (£832m) to private equity player Thoma Bravo. The price represents a 48 per cent premium on Blue Coat's market capitalis...

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