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Gigamon Acquired By Private Investors

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, January 5th, 2018

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The network monitoring solutions firm Gigamon, Inc., the week of Dec. 24, was 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,” Paul Hooper, the company’s CEO, said in a statement on Dec. 27. “As a private company, we will continue to build upon our…

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