U.S. Officials Pressure Russia-Linked Buyout Firm to Sell Stake in Cybersecurity Company

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Washington has told a private-equity firm backed by a Russian tycoon to sell its stake in a U.S. cybersecurity company, citing national-security concerns

U.S. national security officials told a private-equity firm partly backed by a Russian billionaire named in the Steele dossier to sell its stake in Cofense Inc., a cybersecurity firm used by major corporations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pamplona Capital Management, a multinational firm that has raised money from investors including Mikhail Fridman, is selling its stake in Cofense after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. raised national-security concerns associated with foreign investors and...

 

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ulywang Anyone that the USA believes is a threat to their dominant position in the world is automatically deemed a security threat. Then the US bullies other countries to follow suit.

Don’t worry, realDonaldTrump will still personally deliver our top secret info to you.

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