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According to Bloomberg, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is in talks to acquire Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant (MNDT)

  • February 9, 2022

POTENTIAL DEAL DETAILS

StockMandiant, Inc.SymbolMNDT
Date Announced02/08/2022Source Bloomberg
TypeUnsolicited BidAcquiring Company/Person Alphabet Inc.
Date of Confirmation: 03/08/2022Price at Confirmation: $22.49
Potential Profit: 26.70%Annualized Profit: 348.11%

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is in talks to acquire cybersecurity research and incident response company Mandiant Inc. (MNDT), according to people familiar with the discussions.

Update(s):

March 07, 2022: Google is in talks to acquire cybersecurity company Mandiant Inc. (MSFT) in what would be its second-biggest deal ever, after rival suitor Microsoft Corp. backed out of discussions.

March 08, 2022: Mandiant, Inc. (MNDT) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC (GOOG) for $23.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion, inclusive of Mandiant’s net cash.

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