In this month's Investing in Identity series, we put the latest deals head-to-head and determine the players coming out on top. Who are the latest teams to make our bracket? Key Takeaways: *Mitek, a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions is acquiring the UK-based KYC firm, Hooyu for GBP 98MM

*Avast set to acquire SecureKey, an identity and authentication provider that simplifies consumer access to online services and applications

*Google's plan to acquire Mandiant for $5.4B in an all-cash deal