WhatsApp's acquisition by FB (which seemed over-priced at the time, mind you) involved a boutique investment bank called Allen & Company, which acted as an advi

WhatsApp's acquisition by FB (which seemed over-priced at the time, mind you) involved a boutique investment bank called Allen & Company, which acted as an advisor for FB [1]. That bank had as a managing director back in 2008 a certain George Tenet [2], a former director of the CIA. From that same wiki section, and related to the topic at hand: > Tenet is also on the boards of directors of L-1 Identity Solutions, a biometric identification software manufacturer. [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303636404579397112054095536 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303636404579397... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tenet#Later_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tenet#Later_life