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Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops

TechCrunch: M&A

On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security chops. All rights reserved.

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Fund finance market—adapting to change

JD Supra: Mergers

Following a period of rapid growth, the fund finance market has reached an inflection point.

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Shining a Light on “Security-Lite” March 2024 - Shining a Light on European “Security-Lite” Financings

JD Supra: Mergers

In the European market, many lenders - particularly investment banks - are focused on ensuring that they have recourse to the underlying assets of the fund via their security documents. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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1Password expands its endpoint security offerings with Kolide acquisition

TechCrunch: M&A

1Password, the AgileBits-owned password management software developer, today announced that it has acquired Kolide, an endpoint security platform, for an undisclosed amount. According to 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner, Kolide founder and CEO Jason Meller and all of Kolide’s 30 employees will join 1Password “as an intact team.”

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Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $300M, say sources

TechCrunch: M&A

Consolidation continues apace in the world of security. Sources tell us that Lacework — a cloud security startup that was valued at $8.3 billion post-money in its last funding round — is in talks to be acquired by another security player, Wiz, for a price of just $150-$200 million.

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Strategies for Startups to Secure Venture Capital Funding

Global Banking & Finance

Strategies for Startups to Secure Venture Capital Funding Venture capital funding represents a significant milestone for startups, acting as a catalyst for growth and scaling opportunities.

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In a Win for Shareholders, B.C. Securities Commission Provides Joint Actor Guidance for Proxy Contests

JD Supra: Mergers

Important guidance on “acting jointly or in concert” in a proxy contest was provided by the British Columbia Securities Commission (Commission) in NorthWest Copper Corp. December 22, 2023).