Achievement January 22, 2026

Industrial Defender Secures Significant Strategic Growth Investment With Guidance From Troutman Pepper Locke

ORANGE COUNTY – Troutman Pepper Locke represented Industrial Defender, a pioneer in industrial control systems, operational technology, and cyber-physical security, in a significant strategic growth investment from technology investment firm and private equity group Banneker Partners. The strategic growth investment will support continued platform innovation, expanded customer engagement, and long-term scale, while preserving Industrial Defender’s focus on the operational realities of critical infrastructure environments. For more information, see the press release.

The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised Industrial Defender was led by Todd Boylan, Howard Goldberg, Samantha Peruto, Jenny Ji, and Justin Stalberg.

Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.

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