Sidley represented DigiCert, Inc., a global provider of Digital Trust, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., TA Associates, and Crosspoint Capital Partners L.P., in its acquisition of DNS Made Easy, a global provider of Domain Name System (DNS) services, as well as affiliated brands, including Constellix. The acquisition of DNS Made Easy expands DigiCert’s digital trust portfolio to include managed DNS services with one of the fastest DNS response times and global availability.
The deal team was led by Mehdi Khodadad and Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek (M&A and Private Equity), and included Mark Castiglia, Feifei Bian, Avni Mehta, and Brian Davarpanah (M&A and Private Equity); Eric Kauffman, Cathryn Le Regulski, and Emily Wajert (Labor and Employment); Stacy Crosnicker and Sarah Recktenwald (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Rachel Kleinberg and Jonathan Westreich (Tax); Karen Kazmerzak and Ken Daly (Antitrust/Competition); Sheri Porath Rockwell (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Kyle Barnett, Dusan Clark, and Dina Kang (Technology Transactions); Keith Hayden Del Prete and Jonathan Koh (Real Estate); and Scott Goldstein (Insurance).
