Paul Hastings LLP advised Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in Thoma Bravo LP’s $5.3 billion all-cash acquisition of UK-based AI cybersecurity company Darktrace plc. With the completion of the transaction, Darktrace will become a privately held company.

Global Finance co-chairs Jennifer Yount and Mo Nurmohamed led the Paul Hastings team, together with a large cross-border team from the firm’s Global Finance practice, which also included partners David Barash, Chris Ross, Luke McDougall, Stephen Gruendel, Michael Ward and Lucas Rachuba; Of Counsel Stacy Hopkins and Jordan Hook; and associates Bernard Lung, Lebo Latakgomo, Cara Armani, Emily Entwistle, Emma O’Hanlon, Emmanuel Davis, Lena Son and Freya Evans.

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