M&A wrap: Bojangles', Jordan Co., Durational Captial, ConvergeOne, Clearlake, Thoma Bravo
Summary
"Software security is one of the most consequential issues facing companies as they look to compete in the digital economy," says in coming Veracode CEO Sam King .Muhsin Muhammad , who played wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers and the Chicago Bears , is a managing director of private equity firm Axum Capital Partners .We look at metropolitan areas from Austin (where Michael Dell launched a PC business out of his dorm room back in the day and where thousands gather every year for SXSW ) to St. Louis (home of private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners ).Be sure to check out Milwaukee (with private equity firm Robert W. Baird & Co. and investment bank Clearly Gull ) and Minneapolis (home of strategic buyers 3M, Best Buy, General Mills, Hormel and Target ).Acknowledging today’s climate of amplified workplace challenges, private equity firms must consider potential risks, from liability to litigation, before investing, writes Seyfarth Shaws Gerald Maatman in this guest article.