Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Cybersecurity Buyers & Acquisitions in North Carolina
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
7 strategic · 3 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
3 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Investment Partners | 1 | Private equity firm investing in lower middle-market defe... | PE |
| CyberMaxx | 1 | Provider of managed detection and response (MDR) and rela... | Strategic |
| Fort Point Capital | 1 | Private equity firm investing in fragmented business serv... | PE |
| Lumifi | 1 | Provider of managed detection and response (MDR) services... | Strategic |
| Mainline Information Systems | 1 | National IT solutions and consulting firm offering cloud,... | Strategic |
| M|C Partners | 1 | Boston-based private equity firm focused on digital infra... | PE |
| Neovera | 1 | Provides end-to-end cybersecurity and cloud services to e... | Strategic |
| QOMPLX | 1 | Provider of cloud-native risk analytics, cybersecurity, a... | Strategic |
| Security Compass | 1 | Developer‑centric application security company (SD Elemen... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Strata Information Group | 1 | Provider of IT consulting and managed services focused on... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Cybersecurity in North Carolina by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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January 28, 2026
- Buyer
- CyberMaxx
- Target
- Corvid Cyberdefense
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CyberMaxx, a Linthicum Heights, Maryland–based managed detection and response provider, has acquired Corvid Cyberdefense, a Mooresville, North Carolina–based email security services provider. The acquisition adds Corvid’s managed email security and Elastic SIEM capabilities, more than 130 customers, and strengthens CyberMaxx’s channel-focused, tech-enabled security offering.
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June 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Neovera
- Target
- Greenway Solutions
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Neovera has acquired Greenway Solutions, a Charlotte-based firm that specializes in adversarial fraud testing and fraud red teaming. The purchase adds live-control fraud testing capabilities to Neovera's cybersecurity and cloud services, strengthening offerings for banks, fintechs, healthcare providers, and other regulated organizations.
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June 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Security Compass
- Target
- Devici
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Security Compass has acquired Devici, a threat-modeling solution founded by Chris Romeo, to expand its developer-centric application security offerings and integrate diagrammatic threat modeling into its SD Elements platform. Chris Romeo will join Security Compass as Vice President, and the deal strengthens Security Compass’s capabilities for integrating secure design earlier in the software development lifecycle.
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January 13, 2025
- Buyer
- M|C Partners, Founding leadership / management team (Pete Schile, Keith Hollender, Jonah Dimeo)
- Target
- MorganFranklin Cyber (formerly MorganFranklin Consulting cybersecurity practice)
- Seller
- MorganFranklin Consulting
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
MorganFranklin Consulting's cybersecurity practice completed a management buyout to form MorganFranklin Cyber, a standalone cybersecurity professional services firm majority-owned by private equity firm M|C Partners. The founding leadership team (Pete Schile, Keith Hollender and Jonah Dimeo) will continue to lead the business from its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina as the firm pursues accelerated growth, expanded services and managed offerings.
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December 18, 2024
- Buyer
- Bluestone Investment Partners
- Target
- Valiant Solutions, LLC
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Bluestone Investment Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Valiant Solutions, LLC, a federal cybersecurity provider headquartered in Henderson, North Carolina. The transaction will support Valiant's next phase of growth — including new executive hires George Wilson and Tom Weston — while founder Matt Raydo remains to lead business development and customer continuity.
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- Buyer
- Mainline Information Systems
- Target
- Enterprise IT Security (EITS)
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mainline Information Systems has acquired Enterprise IT Security (EITS), a Charlotte-based cybersecurity firm known for deep expertise and certifications across Palo Alto Networks, Tenable, Fortinet, Cisco and more. The acquisition strengthens Mainline’s cybersecurity capabilities, integrates EITS’ team (including founder Leo Chavez as Field CISO), and expands Mainline’s consulting, implementation and managed security service offerings.
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October 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Lumifi
- Target
- Castra Managed Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Lumifi has acquired Castra Managed Security to expand its SIEM and managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities, combining Lumifi's ShieldVision SOC platform with Castra's Exabeam expertise. The deal strengthens Lumifi's 24/7 SOC offerings and aims to scale Castra's services to a broader customer base across regulated industries.
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August 8, 2023
- Buyer
- Strata Information Group, Fort Point Capital
- Target
- Triaxiom Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Strata Information Group (SIG), a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital, has acquired Triaxiom Security, a Charlotte-based cybersecurity firm specializing in penetration testing, compliance auditing and strategic security services. The deal will establish a dedicated SIG Cyber practice focused on meeting the cybersecurity needs of colleges and universities and expand SIG's service offering for its higher education client base.
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March 18, 2021
- Buyer
- QOMPLX
- Target
- Hyperion Gray
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
QOMPLX has completed the acquisition of Hyperion Gray, a cybersecurity and open-source intelligence (OSINT) firm. The Hyperion Gray team will join QOMPLX to enhance its Q:CYBER and risk analytics capabilities—bringing advanced OSINT, penetration testing, and security research to QOMPLX's cyber and insurance analytics offerings.
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