Press Release

Lacework to Be Acquired by Fortinet

June 10, 2024

Palo Alto – June 10, 2024 – Cooley advised Lacework, a data-driven cloud security company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security. Lacework delivers a leading artificial intelligence-powered cloud security platform that seamlessly integrates all critical cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) services.

Lawyers Steve Tonsfeldt, Mark Tanoury and Gaël Hagan led the Cooley team advising Lacework.

Cooley previously advised Lacework on its $1.3 billion Series D financing in November 2021.

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