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Mergers & Acquisitions

May 22, 2013

Cooley counsels Websense in going-private sale

In a deal valued at around $1 billion, cyber security giant Websense agreed to a buyout offered up by Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a deal valued at roughly $1 billion, Cooley LLP represented San Diego-based cybersecurity software maker Websense Inc. in its sale to Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses.


Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Austin, Texas-based Vista, a longtime client. After the deal, which takes Websense private. Websense senior ma...

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