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Vector Capital to Acquire Sandvine Corporation

May 30, 2017

San Francisco -- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, served as US legal counsel to Vector Capital in an agreement to acquire Sandvine Corporation, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed network policy control solutions provider.  The acquisition implies an aggregate fully-diluted equity value for Sandvine of approximately CAD $483 million. The transaction will be financed through a combination of committed debt and equity financing and is subject to certain regulatory approvals and closing conditions customary to a transaction of this nature.

Private Equity and M&A partner

led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners

Lindsay Sparks

,

Scott Flicker

,

Ziemowit Smulkowski

  and

Dan Stellenberg

; of counsel

Jeffrey Wolf

and

James Holden

; and associates

Yoav Simchoni

,

Laura Yip

,

Lauren Kelly Greenbacker

,

M'Alyssa Mecenas

,

Jonathan Williams

and

Annie Su

.

Paul Hastings has represented Vector Capital and its affiliates in a number of recent transactions, including the acquisition of Halogen Software and a majority stake in Experian’s cross-channel marketing business.

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