Deals
Imperva Said to Draw Acquisition Interest From Cisco, IBM
- Security-software company working with Qatalyst to find buyer
- Forcepoint, Akamai also have expressed interest in Imperva
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Imperva Inc., the security-software company working with Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer, has drawn interest from companies including Cisco Systems Inc. and International Business Machines Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said.
Forcepoint, jointly owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners and Raytheon Co., also is interested in acquiring Imperva, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Bids are due in about two weeks, one person said.