The mounting speculation that cybersecurity company Mandiant (MNDT) would soon be acquired came to fruition this morning, but not by the company that many people had expected.
In a turn of events, Microsoft (MSFT) recently walked away from making a deal to purchase MNDT, opening the door for Alphabet's Google (GOOG) to swoop in and acquire the company for $23/share in cash, or a total of $5.4 billion.
What will Google gain from acquiring Mandiant?