Cybersecurity Add-on Acquisitions in 2021
Acquisition Volume in Cybersecurity Add-on in 2021 by Year
Last 5 years
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December 30, 2021
- Buyer
- Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (Apax Funds)
- Target
- Fishtech Group, Herjavec Group
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Addon
Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (the Apax Funds) are backing the merger of Herjavec Group and Fishtech Group to create a combined cybersecurity services company. The new, PE-backed entity will combine complementary managed detection & response (MDR), co-managed SIEM, identity and professional services capabilities and will be led by Robert Herjavec as CEO with Gary Fish as Chairman; financial terms were not disclosed.
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December 21, 2021
- Buyer
- Corbett Technology Solutions, Inc. (CTSI), Wind Point Partners
- Target
- Star Asset Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
Corbett Technology Solutions, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has acquired Star Asset Security, a systems integrator and managed services provider headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The add-on deal expands CTSI's physical and cyber security integration footprint across the south and central United States and strengthens its managed security and monitoring capabilities through Star's ION247 Center of Excellence.
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December 13, 2021
- Buyer
- Impero Software, Investcorp Technology Partners
- Target
- ContentKeeper
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Type
- Addon
Impero Software, a Portland-based provider of student safety, classroom management and secure remote access software, has acquired ContentKeeper, a Canberra-headquartered leader in web filtering and mobile security for schools. The add-on expands Impero's cloud-based, device-agnostic product portfolio for education and corporate clients and accelerates its SASE/zero-trust strategy; financial terms were not disclosed.
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December 8, 2021
- Buyer
- NetNordic Group, Norvestor
- Target
- Fiarone Oy
- Seller
- Shareholders of Fiarone Oy
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Finland
- Type
- Addon
NetNordic Group, majority owned by Norvestor, has acquired Fiarone Oy, a Finnish Security Operations Center (SOC) provider. Fiarone has 32 employees across Turku and Espoo and estimated 2021 revenue of EUR 2.1 million; Fiarone shareholders are reinvesting and will remain involved. The acquisition strengthens NetNordic's security capabilities and accelerates its expansion in Finland and the broader Nordic market.
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October 26, 2021
- Buyer
- VC3, Nautic Partners
- Target
- ThinkGard
- Seller
- Paul Franks, Kevin Fuller
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Alabama, United States
- Type
- Addon
VC3, a Nautic Partners–backed managed services provider, has acquired ThinkGard, a Birmingham-based specialist in data protection, backup/disaster recovery and cybersecurity for local governments. The deal is an add-on to VC3’s platform to expand its municipal footprint and augment its data protection and cybersecurity offerings for government and commercial clients.
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August 16, 2021
- Buyer
- iVision, CIVC Partners
- Target
- Carve Systems
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Addon
iVision, a CIVC Partners-backed technology integration and management firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Carve Systems, a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm. The add-on expands iVision’s cybersecurity capabilities to better serve enterprise and mid-market clients and will retain Carve as a subsidiary brand within iVision.
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July 15, 2021
- Buyer
- ID Technologies, The Acacia Group
- Target
- Attila Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Addon
ID Technologies, an Acacia Group company, has acquired Attila Security, a Maryland-based developer of the GoSilent Platform and hardware encryptors used by U.S. federal government customers. The deal integrates Attila's product IP and customers into ID Technologies' Archon secure solutions division to expand its CSfC and ultra-secure remote access capabilities.
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- Buyer
- Pointsharp, Main Capital
- Target
- SecMaker
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Sweden
- Type
- Addon
Pointsharp, a Main Capital-backed Swedish IAM software company, has acquired SecMaker, a Nordic provider of certificate-based security and digital identity solutions. The deal is the first step in Pointsharp's buy-and-build strategy to build a leading European identity and access management provider, strengthening capabilities in healthcare and public-sector IAM and enabling a new cloud offering (Live iD).
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- Buyer
- Acuant, Audax Private Equity
- Target
- Hello Soda
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Acuant, an Audax Private Equity portfolio company, has acquired Hello Soda, a UK-based provider of identity verification and KYC/AML solutions. The deal adds Hello Soda's analytics, dark-web monitoring and multilingual identity-verification capabilities to Acuant's Trusted Identity Platform and strengthens Acuant's presence in Europe.
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- Buyer
- Performanta
- Target
- Identity Experts
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Performanta, a UK managed security services provider backed by Beech Tree Private Equity, has acquired Identity Experts, a UK-based Microsoft Gold Security Partner and identity & access management (IAM) consultancy. The acquisition expands Performanta's Microsoft security and IAM capabilities (Azure AD, Sentinel, ATP, O365) and brings Identity Experts' founders into the Performanta Group to continue driving Microsoft-focused services.
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- Buyer
- Logically, The Riverside Company
- Target
- Cerdant
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Logically, the managed IT services platform backed by The Riverside Company, acquired Cerdant, an Ohio-based managed security service provider (MSSP) with more than 450 customers. The add-on expands Logically’s security capabilities and geographic footprint into Ohio, strengthening the platform’s managed security offerings.
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March 25, 2021
- Buyer
- Hornetsecurity Group, PSG, Verdane
- Target
- Zerospam
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- Type
- Addon
Hornetsecurity Group has acquired Zerospam, a Montreal-based cloud email protection specialist, to accelerate its North American expansion and broaden its email security and compliance offerings. The transaction is supported by Hornetsecurity shareholders PSG and Verdane; financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 17, 2021
- Buyer
- Applied Insight, The Acacia Group
- Target
- Bridges Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Addon
Applied Insight, a portfolio company of The Acacia Group, has acquired Bridges Inc., a Maryland-based cyber security, network engineering and big data analytics firm serving the U.S. intelligence community. The deal brings Bridges' cross-domain, AI analytics and network security capabilities into Applied Insight’s cloud and emulation product suite and expands its IP and mission-focused services for federal/intelligence customers.
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February 2, 2021
- Buyer
- Sontiq, The Wicks Group
- Target
- Cyberscout
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Type
- Addon
Sontiq, a portfolio company of The Wicks Group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cyberscout, a provider of cyber products and forensic investigation services tailored to the insurance industry. The acquisition expands Sontiq's identity and cyber protection platform (alongside IdentityForce and EZShield) and deepens its capabilities and relationships in the insurance and financial services markets.
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- Buyer
- Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC, DC Capital Partners
- Target
- Trident Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions (backed by DC Capital Partners) acquired the Trident Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line to broaden its certified Cross Domain Solution (CDS) offerings. The acquisition adds the only U.S. government–approved VoIP and VTC CDS and advanced Full Motion Video (FMV) filtering capabilities, strengthening Owl's product portfolio for defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure customers.
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