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Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Securly
- Client News
- March 18, 2021
Paul, Weiss is advising Golden Gate Capital in its acquisition of Securly from the company’s shareholders, which include Defy Partners, Owl Ventures and Securly co-founder Vinay Mahadik. Securly is an end-to-end student safety and device management platform serving more than 10 million students globally across 2,500 K-12 school districts. Under the terms of the transaction, Securly will continue to be led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Bharath Madhusudan. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Jeremy Veit; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Michael Kurzer; tax partner Robert Holo; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic; antitrust counsel Marta Kelly; and litigation counsel Steven Herzog.