Mandiant Inc. MNDT shares rallied Monday and were halted following reports that the cybersecurity company is also in talks with Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGGOOGL over a possible deal, raising the possibility of a bidding war. Mandiant shares rallied more than 20% after being paused at least once following a report from The Information of Alphabet’s interest. In early February, Bloomberg News said Microsoft Corp. MSFT was talking to Mandiant over a possible deal, citing sources close to the matter, noting that discussions may not result in a deal.
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