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Clare Gaskell~~Étienne Renaudeau
January 24, 2026
KKR Participates in Darktrace’s Latest Investment Round
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- KKR is making a new investment in Darktrace Limited, a cybersecurity company based in Cambridge, England
- Darktrace is raising $75 million in new equity from existing investors, including KKR, and a new investor, Insight Venture Partners
- KKR has been an investor in Darktrace since 2016
- The transaction is expected to close by the end of July 2017
- Simpson Thacher is advising KKR, with a team covering M&A, tax, antitrust, and IP matters.
The Firm is advising KKR in connection with its latest investment in Darktrace Limited, the cybersecurity company headquartered in Cambridge, England. Darktrace is raising $75 million of new equity from existing investors, including KKR, and a new investor, Insight Venture Partners. KKR originally invested in Darktrace in 2016.~~The transaction is expected to close by the end of July 2017.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Clare Gaskell, Neil Evans and Patrick Scott (M&A); Joseph Tootle (Tax); David Vann and Étienne Renaudeau (Antitrust); and Jeff Ostrow (IP).
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