Posted by San Francisco, USA: Private Equity firm Vector Capital, has agreed to acquire Riverbed Technology. The private equity firm announced the acquisition of Riverbed on Wednesday, without disclosing the terms of the transaction.
Riverbed’s existing lenders will continue to support the company by providing it with a new credit facility at closing.
Since its inception in 2002, Riverbed has helped the world’s largest organisations—including 95% of the FORTUNE 100—empower the digital experience and drive enterprise performance.
The company’s two industry-leading solutions, Alluvio by Riverbed for Unified Observability and Riverbed Acceleration, help its customers transform data into actionable insights and deliver fast, agile and secure acceleration of any app over any network.
“Riverbed is a premier brand in the networking and IT observability sectors with a strong portfolio of market-leading products that we are proud to invest behind. We look forward to working with Riverbed’s management team to execute on the company’s growth strategy,” said Andy Fishman, Managing Director – Vector Capital.
“With a significantly enhanced balance sheet and greater financial flexibility, Riverbed will have the ability to accelerate innovative offerings like Aternity and Alluvio IQ, creating value for its blue-chip customer base,” Vector Capital’s Principal, Stephen Goodman said.
“This transaction is an exciting step forward for Riverbed that will enable us to build on the strong momentum underway. Vector Capital has an impressive track record of building and scaling global technology companies and driving value for all stakeholders, and we look forward to partnering with Vector to position Riverbed for the future,” said Dan Smoot, President and CEO of Riverbed Technology.
The transaction is subject to standard and customary closing conditions including the receipt of regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the coming months.