Vector Capital to Acquire Sandvine Corporation

May 30, 2017

San Francisco -- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, served as US legal counsel to Vector Capital in an agreement to acquire Sandvine Corporation, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed network policy control solutions provider. The acquisition implies an aggregate fully-diluted equity value for Sandvine of approximately CAD $483 million. The transaction will be financed through a combination of committed debt and equity financing and is subject to certain regulatory approvals and closing conditions customary to a transaction of this nature.

Private Equity and M&A partner Steve Camahort led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Lindsay Sparks, Scott Flicker, Ziemowit Smulkowski and Dan Stellenberg; of counsel Jeffrey Wolf and James Holden; and associates Yoav Simchoni, Laura Yip, Lauren Kelly Greenbacker, M'Alyssa Mecenas, Jonathan Williams and Annie Su.

Paul Hastings has represented Vector Capital and its affiliates in a number of recent transactions, including the acquisition of Halogen Software and a majority stake in Experian’s cross-channel marketing business.

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