Kirkland Advises Vitruvian Partners on Investment in Cato Networks

Kirkland & Ellis advised Vitruvian Partners on co-leading a Series G funding round investment in Cato Networks. The transaction raised $359 million. Vitruvian and ION Crossover Partners co-led the transaction as new investors alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners, Acrew Capital and Adams Street Partners. The investment brings Cato's valuation to more than $4.8 billion and total funding to more than $1 billion, a significant milestone in the company's mission to redefine enterprise security for the digital and AI era.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Adam Phillips, Walton Dumas, Aneeq Durrani and Jeremy Wilkins.