AI to drive more, but potentially smaller cybersecurity deals

Troy Hooper, Mergermarket’s Los Angeles-based editor, and Cristiano Dalla Bona, Mergermarket’s New York-based senior ECM reporter, join Dealcast host Julie-Anna Needham to discuss the outlook for dealmaking in the sector, including:How inexpensive, open-source AI platforms, like DeepSeek, are opening up opportunities for dealmaking and potential criminal activityHow the rapid developments in AI affect buyers’ needs and shape dealmakingWhy buyers in cybersecurity are targeting smaller acquisitions rather than megadealsWhich IPOs could arise in the near future, including unicorns like Orca Security and WizAll this and more in this week’s Dealcast.