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by Legal Desire
25 August 2020

Sidley Austin LLP represented Palo Alto Networks in its definitive agreement to acquire The Crypsis Group.

M&A Technology Announced

Advising firms

Deal team

20 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
Sharon Flanagan Lead Sidley Austin LLP Partner M&A San Francisco
Sally Wagner Partin Lead Sidley Austin LLP Partner M&A San Francisco
Katherine Gomer Sidley Austin LLP Associate M&A San Francisco
Ellen Hunter Sidley Austin LLP Associate M&A San Francisco
Xenia Chiu Sidley Austin LLP Associate M&A Chicago
Glenn Nash Sidley Austin LLP Partner Technology and IP Transactions Palo Alto
Rachelle Soderstrom Sidley Austin LLP Not stated Technology and IP Transactions San Francisco
Grace Walton Sidley Austin LLP Not stated Technology and IP Transactions New York
Matt Johnson Sidley Austin LLP Partner Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Chicago
Eric Kauffman Sidley Austin LLP Partner Labor, Employment and Immigration San Diego
P.C. Wang Sidley Austin LLP Associate Executive Compensation and Transactional Employee Benefits Chicago
Rachel Kleinberg Sidley Austin LLP Partner Tax Palo Alto
Jonathan Westreich Sidley Austin LLP Associate Tax Los Angeles
Colleen Theresa Brown Sidley Austin LLP Partner Privacy and Cybersecurity Washington, D.C.
Michael Roberts Sidley Austin LLP Associate Privacy and Cybersecurity New York
Karen Kazmerzak Sidley Austin LLP Partner Antitrust/ Competition Washington, D.C.
Jamie Sadler Sidley Austin LLP Associate Antitrust/ Competition Washington, D.C.
Matt Swartz Pillsbury Partner Not stated Not stated
Jarrod Murphy Pillsbury Partner Not stated Not stated
Bianca Bowen Pillsbury Counsel Not stated Not stated

Stated terms

Stated value
USD 265m ($265 million)
What the figure measures
Total transaction value
Client
Palo Alto NetworksBuy-side
Counterparties
The Crypsis Group (Sell-side)