KnowBe4 receives $4.2B offer to go private

Clearwater-based cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 is entertaining a non-binding proposal from Vista Equity Partners to take it private for $4.22 billion in cash.

KnowBe4 (NASDAQ: KNBE) announced Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners has made the company a buyout offer of $24 per share in cash, a 39% premium over Friday’s closing price of $17.30. The deal values the company at $4.22 billion.

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Clearwater’s rescued baby dolphin to remain at SeaWorld

The neonatal bottlenose dolphin rescued July 20 on Clearwater Beach will reside permanently at SeaWorld Orlando, park administrators announced.

Although the young male is swimming on its own and feeding from a bottle, it has been deemed non-releasable by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “because of its young age and size upon rescue, and lack of critical skills needed to survive on his own.”

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