backKing & Spalding advised ThreatQuotient, a leader in cybersecurity threat intelligence, in its acquisition by Securonix, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners that is leading the transformation of cybersecurity with the industry’s first Unified Defense Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform powered by agentic AI.
ThreatQuotient improves security operations by fusing disparate data sources, tools, and teams to accelerate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR). ThreatQ is the first purpose-built, data-driven threat intelligence platform that helps teams prioritize, automate, and collaborate on security incidents; enables more focused decision-making; and maximizes limited resources by integrating existing processes and technologies into a unified workspace.
Securonix’s SIEM platform is purpose-built to decide and act across the threat lifecycle with a human-in-the-loop philosophy. Built for scale, precision, and speed, our cloud-native platform empowers global enterprises to shift from reactive security to proactive, autonomous operations.
The King & Spalding team was led by Thomas Knox (NVA) and also included Drew Pollekoff (NVA), Eric Nyman (MIA) and Michael Hays (NVA), with invaluable assistance from Zev Beeber (NVA) and Sophia Luckeneder (NVA). The benefits team included John Kleinjan (ATL) and Emily Manns (NYC); the tax team included Jonathan Talansky (NYC) and Sue Moon (WDC); the labor team included Jesse Pauker (NYC) and Myrna Salinas Baumann (AUS); the IP team included Bob Neufeld (ATL); the finance team included Matthew Sandiford (ATL); and the government contracts team included Steve Cave (NVA) and Mark Villapando (NVA).
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