https://techstrongitsm.com/features/turn-rivers-4-4-billion-acquisition-of-solarwinds-could-signal-more-it-related-deals/ https://techstrongitsm.com/features/tu

https://techstrongitsm.com/features/turn-rivers-4-4-billion-acquisition-of-solarwinds-could-signal-more-it-related-deals/ https://techstrongitsm.com/features/turn-rivers-4-4-billion-... provides more context here: "Turn/River, which specializes in optimizing software companies and cloud-based software-as-service companies, already has investments in cloud-based IT company Paessler and cybersecurity company Tufin." More generally, this is a leveraged buyout: the acquiring firm uses debt from banks and other sources to pay for most of the acquisition. That debt then becomes the responsibility of the acquired company to service - often pushing the company towards cost-cutting measures and an emphasis on harvesting short-term value from accounts. This is sometimes done in an effective and customer-centric way... but that's not always the case. It's hard to know what the outcome will be here.