About This Deal

Dell Technologies acquired SecureWorks Inc. (part of ~$2.7B Fiscal 2012 total), a transaction completed in February 2011, structured as all cash.

SecureWorks Inc. operates in Managed security services, is based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Dell acquired SecureWorks, a global provider of information-security and managed-security services, to build a security-services practice. One of the Fiscal 2012 acquisitions totaling about $2.7 billion. (Dell later took SecureWorks public in 2016 and it was sold to Sophos in 2025 — divestitures, not counted here.)

Integrated into Dell's Commercial/services organization; later a majority-owned public subsidiary.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Dell Technologies
Target
SecureWorks Inc.
Value
Part of ~$2.7B Fiscal 2012 total
Date
February 2011
Type
Full acquisition
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Segment
Managed security services
Structure
All cash
Announced
January 4, 2011
Closed
February 8, 2011

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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