Smartfin led consortium acquires Hex-Rays to accelerate product innovation efforts

Hex-Rays has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by Smartfin, and including co-investors SFPIM and SRIW. Ilfak Guilfanov, the founder of Hex-Rays and architect of the technology platform, also reinvests a substantial amount in the new structure. Founded in 2005, Hex-Rays developed a set of software reverse engineering tools for mainly IT security companies and government organizations. Hex-Rays’ flagship product IDA Pro allows IT security professionals to translate a software’s binary code (consisting … More →

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