http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/technology/fireeye-computer-security-firm-acquires-mandiant.html
By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER
New York Times
January 2, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a deal that may have broad repercussions for companies
and governments fending off sophisticated hackers and state-sponsored
digital attacks, FireEye, a provider of security software, has acquired
Mandiant, a company known for emergency responses to computer network
breaches.
The deal, in both cash and stock, is worth more than $1 billion, based on
the current value of shares in FireEye.
The acquisition, which closed on Monday but was not publicly announced
until after the markets closed on Thursday, was one of the biggest
security deals of 2013. It merges two darlings in the $67 billion global
computer security market that together could form a formidable competitor
to antivirus giants like Symantec and Intel’s McAfee.
David G. DeWalt, FireEye’s chairman and chief executive, ran McAfee before
it was sold to Intel in 2010. Mr. DeWalt was rumored to be a contender for
the top job at Intel, but surprised company insiders when he left to join
FireEye in 2012.
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