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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

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Gigamon Acquired By Private InvestorsThe information network visibility firm Gigamon, Inc., has been acquired by the private investment firm Elliott Management and Qatar’s state-owned management fund Qatar Investment Authority for $1.6 billion. “With the acquisition complete, our team will continue to execute strategic initiatives that will both empower our customers with new, rich functionality and drive Gigamon to the next level of growth,” says Paul Hooper, the company’s CEO. “As a private company, we will continue to build upon our…

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