Kirkland Advises LevelBlue on Acquisition of Cybereason

Kirkland & Ellis advised LevelBlue, the world’s largest pure-play provider of managed security services, on a definitive agreement to acquire Cybereason, a leading cybersecurity firm known for its advanced Extended Detection and platform, elite threat intelligence team and digital forensics and incident response capabilities. As part of the transaction, SoftBank Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Liberty Strategic Capital, known for investing in disruptive and innovative technology, will become investors in LevelBlue, underscoring strong confidence in the company’s long-term strategy and vision.

This is the third consecutive transaction Kirkland has worked on for LevelBlue, including its previously announced acquisitions of Trustwave and Aon’s Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property Litigation consulting groups.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers John Kaercher, Jeremy Mandell, Corey Fox, Meredith Bennett, Divya Gulati and Rhett Rapshus; tax lawyers Adam Kool and Steven Cantor; and debt finance lawyers Maureen Dixon and Jacob Klapholz.