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Coatue leads $4.5bn investment in secure browser startup Island

Private Equity Insights

In 2024, cybersecurity startups raised $9.5bnan almost 10% increase from the previous year, according to data from Pinpoint Search Group. This investment highlights ongoing venture capital confidence in cybersecurity, even as artificial intelligence remains a dominant industry focus.

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Is IonQ Stock a Buy?

The Motley Fool

The quantum computing startup went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. Like many other SPAC-backed startups, IonQ disappointed its investors by missing its premerger targets and racked up steep losses. IonQ was one such company that missed its pre-merger expectations from 2021 to 2023.

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Honigman expands Chicago office with new Partner

Private Equity Wire

Catalanos practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, including equity financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and complex commercial agreements. His expertise extends to licensing deals, NFT collaborations, technology sourcing, blockchain networks, manufacturing and supply arrangements, and marketing agreements.

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Blackstone, JPMorgan, Marlin, and New Mountain Back $3bn Merger of Virgin Pulse & HealthComp

Private Equity Insights

The HealthComp and Virgin Pulse merger comes as private equity deals have decreased from pandemic-fueled highs. The merger aims to create an integrated platform for employer-sponsored health benefits with hopes of lowering health costs for both members and employers. Fresno, Calif.-based The 2023 MM+M.

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Cyber startup Wiz raises $1bn in private funds

Private Equity Wire

Wiz, a US-Israeli startup and cloud cybersecurity solutions provider, has raised $1bn in a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Thrive Capital, valuing the four-year old company at $12bn, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Firms Show Increasing Interest in $400bn Indian IT Services Industry

Private Equity Insights

This trend is being fueled by a succession of acquisitions spearheaded by private equity firms such as ChrysCapital and Carlyle. ChrysCapital’s acquisition of US-based Xoriant and Carlyle’s acquisition of a 28% stake in Quest Global are two recent deals in the Indian IT services sector.

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Platinum Equity’s Solenis Closes $4.6bn Deal for Diversey

Private Equity Insights

a share, totaling an acquisition price of $4.6 This is the largest acquisition deal that Solenis has completed to date, and the largest acquisition deal for a Delaware-based company in several years, surpassing CSC’s $2 billion deal for Intertrust last year. The all-cash deal for the publicly traded Diversey was set at $8.40