Candiru—Acquired by U.S. firm Integrity Partners for $30M in apparent sanctions evasion structure
In April 2025, U.S. investment firm Integrity Partners acquired sanctioned Israeli spyware maker Candiru for $30 million. The deal transferred all employees to a new entity not subject to U.S. sanctions, demonstrating a critical enforcement gap: an American company investing in an Entity List company undermines U.S. government spyware constraints.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authoritarian Compliance | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Corporate Governance | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.332 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Acquired by U.S. firm Integrity Partners for $30M in apparent sanctions evasion structure
In April 2025, U.S. investment firm Integrity Partners acquired sanctioned Israeli spyware maker Candiru for $30 million. The deal transferred all employees to a new entity not subject to U.S. sanctions, demonstrating a critical enforcement gap: an American company investing in an Entity List company undermines U.S. government spyware constraints.