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A DOJ Private Equity Declination and Its Lessons for Acquirers and Targets

JD Supra: Mergers

The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy.

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Thales enters app security market with $3.6B Imperva acquisition

TechCrunch: M&A

Founded in 2002, Imperva is a data and application security company with services spanning web application firewalls (WAFs), API security, DDoS protection, account takeover (ATO) protection, data activity monitoring (DAM) and more. The news comes four years after private equity giant Thoma Bravo acquired Imperva for $2.1 billion ($2.65

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District of Delaware Dismisses Securities Fraud Action By Investment Firm Against A Racing Game Developer And Publisher Related To Sale Of Former Portfolio Video Game Company

JD Supra: Mergers

By: A&O Shearman

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DOJ Declination of Private Equity Firm Underscores Need for Robust M&A Due Diligence

JD Supra: Mergers

Department of Justice (“DOJ”), including its National Security Division (“NSD”) and the U.S.

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

TechCrunch: M&A

Cyber startups continue to get scooped up by bigger tech players looking to bolt on newer and better technology to address an ever-growing array of security vulnerabilities among themselves and their customers. We’ll update this post as we learn more.

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[Webinar] M&A Series: Partnership Interests as Tax-Advantaged Currency in REIT Portfolio Transactions - November 30th, 11:00 am - 11:15 am ET

JD Supra: Mergers

Equity REITs seeking to grow assets face a challenging interest rate environment and tepid equity capital markets for funding portfolio acquisitions. These ‘OP Unit’ deals involve nuanced securities, tax, real estate and business issues unique to the REIT.

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Yields on these income-producing assets can top 6%. Here are UBS' top picks in preferred securities

CNBC: Investing

Here are UBS' top picks in preferred securities Published Fri, Jun 27 2025 10:34 AM EDT Updated 6 Hours Ago Michelle Fox @MFoxCNBC WATCH LIVE Long-term investors can find solid income in preferred securities, according to UBS. The $25 par preferreds have underperformed so far this year, down 0.6% year to date, versus a 3.5%