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IBM’s Acquisition of ReaQta

November 03, 2021

On November 2, 2021, IBM announced an expansion of its cybersecurity threat detection and response capabilities with its plans to acquire ReaQta, an AI Autonomous Detection & Response platform, which will join the IBM Security business unit upon closing. This move will expand IBM’s capabilities in the extended detection and response (XDR) market, aligning with IBM’s strategy to deliver security with an open approach that extends across disparate tools, data and hybrid cloud environments. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.

The Cravath team is led by partners Daniel J. Cerqueira and George F. Schoen and includes associate Patrick S. Taylor and trainee solicitor Chaya Kupperman on M&A matters; partner J. Leonard Teti II, senior attorney Kiran Sheffrin and associate Joana W. Li on tax matters; and associate Laura S. Lee on executive compensation and benefits matters.

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Daniel J. Cerqueira
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Corporate
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dcerqueira@cravath.com
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    • J.D., 2013, Harvard Law School
      magna cum laude
    • B.A., 2010, Cornell University
      Phi Beta Kappa

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    • New York
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    George F. Schoen
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    Partner
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    gschoen@cravath.com
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      • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
        with Honors
      • B.A., 1994, Cornell University

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      • New York
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      J. Leonard Teti II
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      Tax
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      Partner
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      lteti@cravath.com
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        • J.D., 2005, University of Virginia School of Law
          Order of the Coif
        • A.B., 1999, Princeton University
          with Honors

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        • New York
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        Kiran Sheffrin
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        Tax
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        ksheffrin@cravath.com
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          • J.D., 2013, Brooklyn Law School
            magna cum laude
          • B.A., 2010, Wesleyan University

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          • New York

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