Sean Z. Kramer, P.C.

Acrisure

• Acrisure in its $1.1 billion acquisition Heartland Payroll Solutions, the payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) business of Global Payments (NYSE: GPN)

AFN

• AFN, a leader in freight and transportation management services, in its sale to GlobalTranz

Alpine Investors

• Alpine Investors-backed Apex Service Partners, a provider of residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services, in its investment from Apollo
• Alpine Investors-backed Oakline Properties in its investment in Drucker + Falk, a multifamily and commercial property management firm
• Alpine Investors-backed Oakline Properties in its acquisition of Cirrus Asset Management, a property and asset management firm
• Alpine Investors-backed Aspen Standard Wealth in its acquisition of SKY Investment Group, a registered investment advisor (RIA)
• Alpine Investors-backed Aspen Standard Wealth in its acquisition of New England Private Wealth Advisors, a registered investment advisor (RIA)
• Alpine Investors-backed Ascend in its acquisition of Walter Shuffain, an accounting firm
• Alpine Investors-backed Guardian Restoration Partners in its acquisition of Quick Dry Restoration, a provider of restoration services for water, fire and mold damage
• Alpine Investors-backed Cobalt Service Partners in its acquisition of Digi Security Systems, a commercial security integrator, from RAE Corporation
• Alpine Investors-backed Guardian Restoration Partners in its acquisition of Dry Kings, a provider of damage restoration services
• Alpine Investors-backed Guardian Restoration Partners in the acquisition of DryLux Restoration, a provider of damage restoration services
• Alpine Investors-backed Cobalt Service Partners in its acquisition of Piedmont Door Solutions, a provider of commercial doors and entrance solutions
• Alpine Investors-backed Ascend in its acquisition of Wilson Lewis, an accounting firm
• Alpine Investors in the extension of its investment in Apex Service Partners, a provider of HVAC, plumbing and electrical services, via transfer from Fund VII to a single-asset continuation fund
• Alpine Investors-backed Ascend in its investment in ATKG Advisors, a non-CPA firm that will offer tax and advisory services
• Alpine Investors-backed Ascend in its acquisition of LMC, an accounting firm
• Ascend in its investment in ATKG Advisors, a non-CPA firm that will offer tax and advisory services
• Alpine Investors in its investment in Opsahl Dawson, an accounting firm
• Alpine Investors in its acquisition of Medusind, a provider of revenue cycle management services to the healthcare industry, from H.I.G. Capital
• Alpine Investors in its acquisition of FEV Tutor, a K-12 online tutoring platform
• Alpine Investors-backed Ingenio in its acquisition of adviqo, a provider of spiritual and emotional guidance in Europe
• Alpine Investors-backed Guardian Restoration Partners in its acquisition of EcoDry Restoration, a provider of cleaning and restoration services
• Alpine Investors-backed Cleo Communications, a provider of ecosystem integration solutions, in its sale to H.I.G. Capital

A&M Capital Partners

• A&M Capital Partners-backed BrightPet Nutrition in its acquisition of MiracleCorp, a provider of premium products uniquely tailored for pets and their owners
• A&M Capital Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in BrightPet Nutrition Group, a manufacturer and co-manufacturer of several pet food and treat brands
• A&M Capital Partners-backed Good Source Solutions, along with Highview Capital, in the acquisition of Gold Star Foods, a food distributor to K-12 schools
• A&M Capital Partners in its investment in Good Source Solutions, a distributor of specialty food products

Beecken Petty O’Keefe

• Beecken Petty O’Keefe in its acquisition of Examination Management Services

Blackstone Group

• Blackstone in its acquisition of M3, a provider of hospitality accounting software
• Blackstone in its acquisition of Priority Software, a provider of cloud-based business applications and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, from TA Associates and Fortissimo Capital
• Blackstone in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Rover (Nasdaq: ROVR), an online marketplace for pet care
• Blackstone, as lead investor, in the $61 million Series D investment in Stampli, a provider of AI-powered accounts payable automation solutions
• Blackstone Growth in its $120 million secondary investment in Cloudinary, a media experience cloud company valued at $2 billion

Cision Inc.

• Canyon Holdings S.A.R.L. (Cision, Inc.) in its $2.4 billion merger with Capital Acquisition Corp. III

Five Arrows

• Five Arrows-backed Everway in its acquisition of TeachTown, a provider of special education curriculum software
• Five Arrows-backed Everway in its acquisition of SpedTrack, a provider of a special education management platform, from Euna Solutions

Francisco Partners

• Francisco Partners-backed NMI in its acquisition of Dwolla, a provider of account-to-account payment infrastructure
• Francisco Partners in its pending CAD 850 million acquisition of Blackline Safety (TSX: BLN), a provider of connected safety technology
• Francisco Partners and New Mountain Capital-backed Office Ally in its acquisition of Jopari Solutions, a provider of electronic claims processing for Property & Casualty (P&C), Commercial and Government healthcare
• Francisco Partners-backed Kobalt, an independent music publishing company, in its sale to Primary Wave
• Francisco Partners-backed StarLIMS, a provider of an informatics platform for laboratories, in its investment from Turn/River Capital
• Francisco Partners, alongside WindRose Health Investors, in its additional investment in Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a provider of a platform that integrates laboratory science and data
• Francisco Partners in its pending acquisition of Elite, a provider of software and integrated payment solutions for the legal industry, from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters (TSX, Nasdaq: TRI)
• Francisco Partners in its sale of Orchard Software, a provider of laboratory information systems, to Clinisys
• Francisco Partners-backed Office Ally, a provider of healthcare technology, in its investment from New Mountain Capital
• Francisco Partners-backed Verifone, a provider of payment and commerce solutions, in the $235 million investment from Francisco Partners and British Columbia Investment Management
• Francisco Partners and Leonard Green & Partners-backed RedSail Technologies in its acquisition of Emporos, a provider of pharmacy software solutions
• Francisco Partners and TA Associates-backed Edifecs, a provider of healthcare information systems management software, in its sale to Cotiviti
• Francisco Partners-backed BARBRI in its acquisition of Quimbee, a provider of an online legal education platform
• Francisco Partners-backed BARBRI, a provider of legal education, in its minority investment from LGT Capital Partners
• Francisco Partners in its investment in Evite, a provider of digital invitations and party-planning resources
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of AdvancedMD, a provider of medical office software, from Global Payments (NYSE: GPN)
• Francisco Partners, alongside Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC), in the sale of iconectiv, a provider of telecommunications services, to Koch Equity Development
• Francisco Partners-backed QGenda, a provider of healthcare workforce management software solutions, in its sale to Hearst Health
• Francisco Partners in the investment in RedSail Technologies, a provider of pharmacy technology and solutions, from Leonard Green & Partners
• Francisco Partners in its investment in TCI, a provider of social studies and science curriculum to K-12 students
• Francisco Partners-backed BeyondTrust in its acquisition of Entitle, a provider of privilege management solutions and just-in-time access
• Francisco Partners-backed Kobalt Music Group in its partnership with Morgan Stanley Tactical Value to invest $700 million to acquire music copyrights
• Francisco Partners, alongside H.I.G. Capital, in the acquisition of RBmedia, a provider of audiobooks, from KKR
• Francisco Partners in its growth investment in Accela, a provider of a unified suite of cloud solutions used by various governments
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of The Weather Company, a provider of weather data to consumers and businesses, from IBM (NYSE: IBM)
• Francisco Partners- and Blackstone-backed Renaissance Learning in the acquisition of GL Education, a provider of formative educational assessments, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
• Francisco Partners in its $1.7 billion acquisition of Sumo Logic (Nasdaq: SUMO), a SaaS analytics platform to enable reliable and secure cloud-native applications
• Francisco Partners-backed NMI in its acquisition of Agreement Express, a payments solutions business
• Francisco Partners-backed Payscale in its acquisition of Agora Solutions, a provider of offer communications, total rewards, employee pay portals and other people analytics solutions
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Glorious, a PC gaming hardware brand
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of bswift, a provider of benefits technology and services, from Aetna and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS)
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Kobalt Music Group, a music and technology company
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions, from Long Ridge Equity Partners
• Francisco Partners-backed Renaissance Learning in its acquisition of Illuminate Education, an education technology company
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of SAP Litmos, a provider of eLearning solutions, from SAP America
• Francisco Partners and Blackstone-backed Dynamo Software in its acquisition of Smonik Systems, a data management provider
• Francisco Partners-backed RedSail Technologies in its acquisition of TransactRx, a transaction platform that enables billing for both pharmacy and medical benefits
• Francisco Partners-backed Trellis Rx, a technology-enabled specialty pharmacy services provider, in its sale to Frazier Healthcare Partners-backed CPS Solutions
• Francisco Partners-backed Office Ally in its acquisition of Bluemark, a provider of specialized healthcare software for healthcare professionals and community-based organizations
• Francisco Partners-backed Paradigm in its acquisition of LollyLaw, a practice management solution built for immigration law firms
• Francisco Partners-backed Music Creation Group, composed of Native Instruments and iZotope, in its acquisition of plugin developers Brainworx and their plugin storefront platform Plugin Alliance, to form Soundwide, a player in the music technology space
• Francisco Partners-backed Discovery Education, an edtech company whose digital learning software platform supports educators and improves student achievement, in its sale to Clearlake Capital Group
• Francisco Partners-backed Paradigm in its acquisition of TrustBooks, a provider of accounting software built for law firms
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of GAINSystems, a provider of cloud-based supply chain planning solutions
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of the healthcare data and analytics assets from IBM (NYSE: IBM) that are currently part of the Watson Health business
• Francisco Partners-backed BARBRI Global in its acquisition of West Academic, a publisher of casebooks, treaties, study aids and other legal education materials for law students, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Office Ally, a provider of healthcare clearinghouse and software solutions
• Francisco Partners-backed Optanix, a technology and managed services provider, in its sale to ATSG
• Francisco Partners, as lead investor, in a $100 million investment in NZXT, a provider of PC gaming hardware and services
• Francisco Partners and TA Associates-backed Edifecs in its acquisition of Health Fidelity, a provider of risk adjustment solutions for the healthcare industry
• Francisco Partners-backed Ichor Systems (Nasdaq: ICHR) in its $270 million acquisition of IMG Companies, a precision machining, welding, brazing and surface treatment business, from Addison Capital Partners
• Francisco Partners and TPG-backed Renaissance, a provider of pre-K–12 educational technology, in its equity investment from Blackstone (NYSE:BX) alongside existing investors including Francisco Partners and TPG’s The Rise Fund
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Paradigm, a provider of practice management software and integrated payments to the legal industry, from Alpine Investors
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of SourceScrub, an intelligence platform for the financial services industry, from Mainsail Partners
• Francisco Partners and TA Associates-backed Edifecs in its acquisition of Talix, an information technology company that provides risk and quality solutions to healthcare payers and providers
• Francisco Partners in its reinvestment in Dynamo Software, a provider of comprehensive cloud software for the alternative management industry, alongside a strategic growth investment from Blackstone Growth
• Francisco Partners-backed NMI, an e-commerce payment processing platform, in a significant new equity investment by Insight Partners, alongside existing investors Francisco Partners and Great Hill Partners
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Follett School Solutions, a K-12 software and content company, from Follett Corp.
• Francisco Partners in its sale of its minority stake in Availity, a healthcare data and administrative network connecting payers and providers, to Novo Holdings A/S
• Francisco Partners-backed BeyondTrust, a provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) software solutions, in its minority investment from Clearlake Capital Group
• Francisco Partners-backed HealthcareSource HR, a software provider of talent management solutions and services for the healthcare industry, in its sale to Clearlake Capital Group and SkyKnight Capital-backed symplr
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of TradingScreen, a provider of trading execution and order management software, and Imagine Software, a real-time risk and compliance software platform, and subsequent combination of the two into a new company, TS Imagine"
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of VitalSource Technologies, an education technology solutions provider, from Ingram Content Group
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of BARBRI, a technology-enabled legal education company, offering a comprehensive product suite across the complete legal education life cycle, from Leeds Equity Partners
• Francisco Partners-backed Renaissance Learning in its acquisition of Lalilo, a research-based foundational literacy program
• Franciso Partners-backed Native Instruments in its acquisition of iZotope, a provider of intelligent audio technology
• Francisco Partners-backed PayScale in its merger with Payfactors, a compensation data management company
• Francisco Partners-backed Renaissance Learning in its acquisition of Nearpod, a provider of teacher-facilitated instructional delivery
• Francisco Partners-backed NMI in its acquisition of USAePay, a payment solutions company
• Francisco Partners-backed Capsule Technologies, a provider of medical data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations, in its $635 million sale to Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA)
• Francisco Partners in its $100 million round of Series C funding for News Break, an intelligent local news app
• Francisco Partners-backed RedSail Technologies in its acquisition of PioneerRx, a community pharmacy software provider
• Francisco Partners-backed Dynamo Software in its acquisition of Imagineer Technology Group, a developer of relationship management software for the alternative investment sector
• Francisco Partners-backed eSolutions, a revenue cycle technology company with unique Medicare-specific solutions, in its sale to Waystar, a provider of healthcare payments software
• Francisco Partners-backed QGenda, a provider of SaaS-based workforce management software to the healthcare industry, in its strategic growth investment from ICONIQ Capital
• Francisco Partners-backed Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of virtualized network software and voice, data and communications solutions for operators, in its sale to Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT)
• Francisco Partners in its up to $225 million investment in Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE: EB), a global self-service ticketing and experience technology platform
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Smith Technologies, a leader in community pharmacy technology, from J M Smith Corporation
• Francisco Partners-backed Optanix in its sale of ShoreGroup Solutions, an IT lifecycle services and solutions organization, to Axis Technology Solutions Group
• Francisco Partners-backed Capsilon Corporation, a provider of AI-powered mortgage automation software, in its sale to Ellie Mae
• Francisco Partners-backed QGenda in its acquisition of OpenTempo, a provider of clinical management capacity, analytic and support services
• Francisco Partners-backed Capsule Technologies in its acquisition of Bernoulli Health, a provider of clinical surveillance solutions for hospitals, from Elliott Management Corporation
• Francisco Partners in its $325 million acquisition of PayScale, a provider of SaaS-based compensation data, analytics and software
• Francisco Partners-backed Connecture, in the $24 million sale of its health insurance software businesses DetinationRX and Insurix, to Benefitfocus.com
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Civitas Learning, a cloud-based scheduling platform for academic advisors and faculty
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Qualcomm Life (aka Capsule Technologies), a provider of end-to-end medical device connectivity across the continuum of care, from Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM)
• Francisco Partners, along with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, in the $3.4 billion acquisition of Verifone Systems, a world leader in payment and commerce solutions
• Francisco Partners-backed RedSail Technologies in its acquisition of BestRx, a provider of pharmacy software
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of OpenTech Alliance, a provider of automation, call center and online auction services for the self storage industry
• Francisco Partners-backed RedSail Technologies in its sale of PUBLIQ, a provider of software for local government and utilities, to Springbrook Software

GTCR

• GTCR and its portfolio company GreatCall, a provider of connected health and personal emergency response services, in the $800 million sale of GreatCall to Best Buy
• GTCR in its acquisition of GreatCall, Inc.
• GTCR and its portfolio company Convergex in the merger of LiquidPoint, Convergex’s options trading and technology business, and Dash Financial to form Dash Financial Technologies
• GTCR in its acquisition of Park Place Technologies

H.I.G. Capital

• H.I.G. Capital in its investment in Rely Home, a provider of a home warranty platform
• H.I.G. Capital-backed 3Pillar Global in its acquisition of Chenoa Information Services, a digital engineering firm
• H.I.G. Capital-backed 3Pillar Global in its acquisition of Jonah Group, a software engineering firm
• H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of 3Pillar Global, a developer of digital products, from CIP Capital

Origami Capital Partners

• Origami Capital Partners in its investment in Secore, a provider of data security software for enterprises
• Origami Capital-backed Mondee, a technology-first travel marketplace with a portfolio of globally recognized brands in the leisure, retail and corporate travel sectors, in its $1 billion business combination with ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ITHX), a special purpose acquisition company
• Origami Capital in its primary investment into Mondee, a travel technology provider and the world’s largest airfare wholesaler

Permira

• Permira in the $140 million Series C growth investment in Hotel Engine, a provider of hotel booking software services

SoftBank

• SoftBank Vision Fund, as part of a consortium with Goldman Sachs, in its $290 million follow-on Series B investment in Automation Anywhere, a provider of robotic process automation software
• SoftBank Vision Fund in its $300 million investment in Automation Anywhere, a provider of robotic process automation software

TA Associates

• TA Associates and True Wind Capital-backed VitalEdge Technologies in its acquisition of Integrated Rental, a provider of a rental platform
• TA Associates, Five Arrows and Nordic Capital-backed RLDatix in the merger of its RLDatix Life Sciences division with MediSpend to provide software, data and workflow tools for the life sciences industry
• TA Associates-backed Green Street in its acquisition of College House, a provider of property-level data and insights for the student housing sector
• TA Associates-backed Radiant Logic, a provider of Identity Security Posture Management solutions, in its investment from Ridgeview Partners
• TA Associates and Genstar-backed Apex Group in its acquisition of Flow, a provider of software for the private markets
• TA Associates, Five Arrows and Nordic Capital-backed RLDatix in its acquisition of SocialClimb, a provider of a healthcare marketing software platform
• TA Associates-backed Riskonnect in its acquisition of Camms, a provider of enterprise software for governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
• TA Associates in its investment in Solarity, a provider of automated clinical data processing solutions
• TA Associates and Berkshire Partners-backed PDQ in its acquisition of CODA Intelligence, a provider of cybersecurity solutions
• TA Associates-backed PrimeRx in the $22.5 million acquisition of the assets of TRxADE, a provider of a web-based market platform designed to enable trading among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services
• TA Associates-backed Riskonnect in its acquisition of Ventiv Technology, a provider of risk, insurance and underwriting technology solutions, from Tailwind Capital
• TA Associates in its growth investment in Rocscience, a provider of geotechnical software solutions
• TA Associates-backed PDQ, a provider of IT asset management software, in its investment from Berkshire Partners
• TA Associates-backed Alpha II in its acquisition of RCxRules, a provider of healthcare revenue cycle automation
• TA Associates in its significant growth investment in Alpha II, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology solutions to healthcare providers
• TA Associates and True Wind Capital-backed e-Emphasys Technologies in its acquisition of CDK Global Heavy Equipment from CDK Global
• TA Associates-backed Radiant Logic in its acquisition of Brainwave GRC, a provider of Identity Governance and Analytics (IGA)
• TA Associates, Five Arrows and Nordic Capital-backed RLDatix in its acquisition of Porzio Life Sciences, a provider of compliance solutions for the life sciences industry
• TA Associates, Five Arrows and Nordic Capital-backed RLDatix in its acquisition of Galen Healthcare Solutions, a provider of implementation, optimization, data migration and archival solutions for HIT systems
• TA Associates in its investment in Intelerad, a provider of enterprise medical imaging solutions
• TA Associates-backed Riskonnect in its acquisition of Castellan, a provider of enterprise resilience management solutions, from Resurgens Technology Partners
• TA Associates in the formation of Advantive, a software provider, through its simultaneous carve-out acquisition of Kiwiplan and acquisitions of Advantzware, DDI System, Distribution One, Infinity QS and VIA
• TA Associates and Thoma Bravo-backed Riskonnect in its acquisition of Sword GRC, a software company that specializes in project and enterprise risk management solutions, from Sword Group (ENXTPA: SWP)
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Micro Merchant Systems, a provider of pharmacy management software
• TA Associates-backed PDQ.com in its acquisition of SmartDeploy, a provider of remote computer management, from Prowess Consulting
• TA Associates, alongside True Wind Capital, in its acquisition of e-Emphasys Technologies, a software and solutions provider to dealers and rental companies in the equipment distribution industry
• TA Associates-backed PDQ.com in its acqusition of SimpleMDM, a developer of a device management cloud interface for Apple devices
• TA Associates in its acquisition of PDQ.com, a provider of IT asset management software for small and medium-sized businesses
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Radiant Logic, a provider of federated identity systems based on virtualization
• TA Associates-backed Datix Holdco Limited in its acquisition of Verge Solutions, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform purpose-built for healthcare
• TA Associates in its investment in Ivanti, Inc., a provider of enterprise-grade intelligent IT management and security software solutions
• TA Associates-backed Aldevron, a supplier of biologic materials used in developing gene therapies and diagnostics, in its sale to EQT Partners
• TA Associates-backed RLDatix in its $200 million acquisition of iContracts, a provider of cloud-based business management solutions, from Susquehanna Growth Equity
• TA Associates in its investment in ARI Network Services, a provider of software and marketing solutions, from True Wind Capital Management
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Behavioral Health Works, a behavioral health services provider specializing in therapy and ancillary services for children with autism spectrum disorder and related disorders
• Funds and co-investors affiliated with TA Associates Management, GI Partners and AlpInvest Partners in the $566.6 million investment in Netsmart, a healthcare software company
• TA Associates-backed Healix in its investment in Welnfuse, a workforce software application for infusion centers
• TA Associates in its investment in LegalZoom.com, a provider of legal solutions and technology
• TA Associates backed-insightsoftware in its acquisition of Excel4apps, a provider of Microsoft Excel-based reporting software
• TA Associates in its investment in Datix, a specialty healthcare software provider
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Healix, a provider of alternate-site infusion therapy services
• TA Associates in its minority stake investment in Aldevron, a manufacturer of biologics for research, clinical and diagnostic applications
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Navia Benefit Solutions, a provider of tax-favored account administration for flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements
• TA Associates and Hg in the recapitalization of global tax software provider Sovos
• TA Associates, alongside Clearlake Capital, in the acquisition of Kofax, a provider of intelligent automation software to facilitate digital workflow transformations, from Thoma Bravo
• TA Associates in its investment in iCIMS, a provider of cloud-based talent acquisition solutions, alongside existing investor Vista Equity Partners
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Green Street, a provider of commercial real estate intelligence and analytics, from WCAS

Thomas H. Lee

• Thomas H. Lee-backed Material Handling Systems in its acquisition of Atronix Engineering, Inc., a leading controls systems integrator
• Thomas H. Lee-backed Material Handling Systems in its acquisition of Advanced Production Systems, a dedicated specialist in engineering, design and assembly of control panels
• Thomas H. Lee in is recapitalization of Ten-X
• Thomas H . Lee in its acquisition of Material Handling Systems
• Thomas H. Lee in its acquisition of Art Van Furniture

Truelink Capital

• Truelink Capital in its $535 million acquisition of GES, a provider of exhibition and trade show management services, from Viad (NYSE: VVI)

Turn/River Capital

• Turn/River Capital in its sale of PairSoft, a provider of procure-to-pay automation and payment solutions, to TA Associates
• Turn/River Capital in its $4.4 billion acquisition of SolarWinds Corp. (NYSE: SWI), a provider of observability and IT management software
• Turn/River-backed Tufin in its acquisition of AKIPS, a provider of network monitoring solutions
• Turn/River Capital in its ~$570 million acquisition of Tufin (NYSE: TUFN), a company pioneering a policy-centric approach to security and IT operations