Blackstone in discussions to buy 40 percent of Israel cyber firm


(MENAFN) Calcalist business newspaper declared on Sunday, Blackstone Group is in forward discussions to pay U.S.D400m for 40 percent of privately held Israeli firm NSO Group, a maker of spyware system for mobile devices, Israel's.

An NSO spokesman said he could not assure the report that Blackstone, a New York-based buyout firm, was not promptly ready to comment, ClearSky did not promptly respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Private equity firm Francisco Partners paid U.S.Dm to gain a majority stake in NSO in 2014NSO was founded in 2009 by Omri Lavie and Shalev Hulio.

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