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Dark Web Intelligence Company Searchlight Cyber Appoints Tim Warner to Lead Global Enterprise Sales

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has appointed seasoned cybersecurity leader Tim Warner as VP of Global Enterprise Sales.

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  • Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has appointed seasoned cybersecurity leader Tim Warner as VP of Global Enterprise Sales.
  • Tim joins Searchlight’s executive team and is responsible for leading Searchlight’s enterprise sales function, providing security teams around the world with dark web intelligence solutions that enable them to spot cyberattacks as they emerge from the dark web.
  • Tim Warner brings with him decades of experience in cybersecurity, having held senior positions at companies including ZScaler, Trustwave, and Censornet.
  • Tim Warner, VP of Global Enterprise Sales for Searchlight Cyber commented: “I am delighted to join Searchlight, a mission-driven company that is championing a new approach to cybersecurity.

Searchlight Cyber to Launch 2024 Edition of “The Practitioner’s Guide To The Dark Web” at RSA Conference

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, will launch the highly anticipated 2024 edition of The Practitioner’s Guide To The Dark Web at RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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  • Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, will launch the highly anticipated 2024 edition of The Practitioner’s Guide To The Dark Web at RSA Conference in San Francisco.
  • Foundational overview: An overview of the dark web and popular dark web networks, such as Tor, I2P, and ZeroNet - providing essential background for both new and returning readers.
  • Strategic guidance: Actionable advice for law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals to effectively gather and utilize dark web intelligence.
  • To request a copy of The Practitioner’s Guide To The Dark Web, please visit this page , or email [email protected] .

Multiverse acquires AI talent software company Searchlight to help businesses close skills gaps

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech company Multiverse has acquired Searchlight , a talent intelligence and skills assessment platform that uses AI to help companies close their skills gaps.

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  • NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech company Multiverse has acquired Searchlight , a talent intelligence and skills assessment platform that uses AI to help companies close their skills gaps.
  • Searchlight has been at the intersection of AI and skills for the last six years, building a bias-free AI engine that understands competencies, soft skills, working styles, and job requirements.
  • The combination of Searchlight's technology and talent will accelerate the use of generative AI and machine learning at Multiverse.
  • "Searchlight's AI, platform, and exceptional talent will allow us to better diagnose the skills needed within companies and deliver impactful solutions.

Sol-Gel Reports Full-Year 2023 Financial Results and Corporate Developments

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

On November 30, 2023, Sol-Gel announced that it had begun Phase 3 testing of SGT-610 for Gorlin syndrome, with the first patient screened.

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  • On November 30, 2023, Sol-Gel announced that it had begun Phase 3 testing of SGT-610 for Gorlin syndrome, with the first patient screened.
  • In addition, TWYNEO increased its broad commercial formulary coverage, with over 6 million additional lives covered between December 2022 and December 2023 per MMIT Analytics.
  • Based on Sol-Gel's financing and adoption of cost-saving measures during 2023, the company continues to maintain its cash runway into the second half of 2025.
  • The decrease in revenues in 2023 resulted mainly from the milestone payment from Galderma related to the FDA approval of Epsolay in 2022.

Former IBM X-Force Leader Caleb Barlow Appointed to Searchlight Cyber’s Board of Directors

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has appointed Caleb Barlow from Cyberbit and Charlesbank Capital Partners to its board of directors.

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  • Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has appointed Caleb Barlow from Cyberbit and Charlesbank Capital Partners to its board of directors.
  • Prior to that, he spent 16 years at IBM where he led the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence team.
  • Caleb Barlow commented: “I am delighted to have been appointed to the board of Searchlight, a company that we chose to invest in based on its highly innovative approach to dark web threat intelligence.
  • Ben Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of Searchlight Cyber commented: “We are pleased to have an expert of Caleb Barlow’s caliber joining our board.

Consolidated Communications Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL) (the “Company” or “Consolidated”), a top 10 fiber provider in the U.S., today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.

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  • Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL) (the “Company” or “Consolidated”), a top 10 fiber provider in the U.S., today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.
  • Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2023 was ($58.6 million) compared to net loss of ($45.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which included $5.8 million of income from discontinued operations.
  • Net loss per share was ($0.52) in the fourth quarter of 2023 as compared to net loss per share of ($0.41) in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted diluted net loss per share from continuing operations was ($0.26) compared to ($0.17) in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Searchlight Cyber Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom and BOSTON, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Searchlight Cyber ("Searchlight" or the “Company”), a U.K.-based dark web intelligence company, today announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York.

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  • PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom and BOSTON, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Searchlight Cyber ("Searchlight" or the “Company”), a U.K.-based dark web intelligence company, today announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York.
  • Since it was founded in 2017, Searchlight has supported some of the world’s largest dark web investigations and helped prevent cyberattacks before they occur.
  • Searchlight’s co-founders will continue to lead the company and have retained their investment in the business.
  • “The continued growth of the dark web poses systemic risks to both public and private enterprises,” said Darren Battistoni, Managing Director at Charlesbank.

Searchlight Cyber Introduces AI-Powered Language Translation to Decipher the Dark Web

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has added AI-powered language translation into its dark web investigation and monitoring products DarkIQ and Cerberus .

Key Points: 
  • Searchlight Cyber , the dark web intelligence company, has added AI-powered language translation into its dark web investigation and monitoring products DarkIQ and Cerberus .
  • The inability to translate and interpret dark web data in other languages hinders law enforcement and cybersecurity teams’ capacity to detect, understand, and accurately respond to emerging dark web threats.
  • Unlike conventional translation tools, Searchlight’s AI in-platform translation tool excels at accurately translating specialized dark web slang, particularly in Russian, which accounts for 66% of all non-English content on the dark web.
  • Dark web translation will form part of the Searchlight Cyber AI suite of cybersecurity tools launching in 2024.

D.A. Davidson & Co. Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Searchlight Cyber on its Strategic Investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Davidson & Co. announced today that it has served as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to Searchlight Cyber (“Searchlight” or the “Company”), a U.K.-based dark web intelligence company on its strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York.

Key Points: 
  • Davidson & Co. announced today that it has served as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to Searchlight Cyber (“Searchlight” or the “Company”), a U.K.-based dark web intelligence company on its strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York.
  • Davidson & Co. announced today that it has served as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to Searchlight Cyber, a U.K.-based dark web intelligence company on its strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York.
  • Davidson served as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to Searchlight.
  • Davidson's Technology Investment Banking practice brings sector knowledge, transactional expertise, and full-service capabilities to our clients.

Consolidated Communications Reminds Shareholders to Vote FOR the Value Maximizing Transaction Today

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Shareholders of record as of December 13, 2023, are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

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  • Shareholders of record as of December 13, 2023, are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.
  • The full text of the letter mailed to shareholders follows:
    The January 31, 2024, deadline to vote on the proposed acquisition of Consolidated by Searchlight and BCI is fast approaching.
  • In order to realize the benefits of this value-maximizing transaction, the majority of our independent shareholders must vote in support.
  • As a Consolidated shareholder, your choice is clear: vote for significant, compelling and certain value.