Private equity firm makes offer for Clearwater cybersecurity company

Vista Equity Partners says it will pay a 39% premium on all outstanding shares of KnowBe4 Inc.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:19 a.m. September 19, 2022
KnowBe4 Inc. Founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman. (Courtesy photo)
KnowBe4 Inc. Founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman. (Courtesy photo)
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KnowBe4 Inc., a prominent Clearwater cybersecurity company, has received a nonbinding acquisition offer from Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in Austin, Texas.

 

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