Tracked deals
14
14 tracked deals across 2017-2026.
Cybersecurity Buyers & Acquisitions in Ohio
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
10 strategic · 6 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
4 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Logicalis US acquired Maple Woods Enterprises to integrate Overwatch cybersecurity and compliance capabilities into its managed security services.
- Epiq acquired First Watch Data Breach Solutions, LLC to expand cyber incident response, notification, and related services.
- Cryptic Vector (portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital) acquired Caesar Creek Software to strengthen offensive cyber, reverse engineering, and related engineering support.
- CloudWave acquired BlueOrange Compliance to expand healthcare cybersecurity and regulatory compliance offerings by combining advisory/audit capabilities with managed security and threat detection.
- Ohio-focused deals also include platform and investment activity, such as Mimecast acquiring Aware for AI-powered Human Risk Management and H.I.G. Growth Partners investing in AgileBlue (SecOps platform).
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlightenment Capital | 2 | A private investment firm focused on Aerospace, Defense, ... | PE |
| ArcherHall | 1 | National provider of digital forensics, e-discovery, and ... | Strategic |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 1 | Management and technology consulting firm providing analy... | Strategic |
| CloudWave | 1 | Healthcare-focused managed security and cloud services pr... | Strategic |
| Cryptic Vector | 1 | Provider of offensive cyber, electronic warfare, and secu... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Epiq | 1 | Global technology-enabled legal and business services pro... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| GoSecure | 1 | Provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services... | Strategic |
| H.I.G. Growth Partners | 1 | Growth-capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital foc... | PE |
| Invictus Growth Partners | 1 | Growth equity and buyout firm investing in bootstrapped, ... | PE |
| Logicalis US | 1 | Global technology service provider delivering managed ser... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Cybersecurity in Ohio by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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February 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Logicalis US
- Target
- Maple Woods Enterprises
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Logicalis US has acquired Maple Woods Enterprises to integrate its Overwatch cybersecurity and compliance capabilities into Logicalis’ managed security services. Maple Woods’ founder Rob Edwards will join Logicalis US as Vice President, Security and Innovation as the combined team expands Overwatch into additional verticals including healthcare and SLED while preserving its defense-grade compliance rigor.
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October 6, 2025
- Buyer
- Epiq
- Target
- First Watch Data Breach Solutions, LLC
- Seller
- First Watch Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Epiq has acquired First Watch Data Breach Solutions, LLC from First Watch Technologies to expand its cyber incident response and notification capabilities. The acquisition brings roughly 100 First Watch Data Breach Solutions employees into Epiq and broadens Epiq’s breach response, credit monitoring, call center, and notification services across North America, UK/EMEA, Australia and APAC.
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August 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Cryptic Vector, Enlightenment Capital
- Target
- Caesar Creek Software
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Cryptic Vector, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired Caesar Creek Software, a Dayton-based offensive cyber R&D firm that provides vulnerability analysis, exploit development, and reverse engineering services to the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The add-on strengthens Cryptic Vector's offensive cyber and electronic warfare capabilities and expands its engineering talent pool supporting national security customers.
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June 17, 2025
- Buyer
- CloudWave
- Target
- BlueOrange Compliance
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CloudWave has acquired BlueOrange Compliance, a Columbus-based provider of information privacy, security, and healthcare regulatory compliance services. The acquisition expands CloudWave's healthcare cybersecurity and compliance capabilities by combining BlueOrange's compliance advisory, audits, and risk-management services with CloudWave's managed security, cloud infrastructure, and threat-detection offerings.
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May 22, 2025
- Buyer
- H.I.G. Growth Partners
- Target
- AgileBlue
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
H.I.G. Growth Partners (the growth-capital affiliate of H.I.G. Capital) has made a strategic growth investment in AgileBlue, an AI-powered Security Operations (SecOps) platform based in Cleveland, Ohio. The minority growth investment will fund AgileBlue's product innovation, go-to-market expansion, and operational scale to accelerate adoption among mid-market customers in financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing.
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September 29, 2024
- Buyer
- TRG
- Target
- Inversion6
- Seller
- TruWest Holdings
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
TRG has merged capabilities with sister company Inversion6, making Inversion6 a dedicated cybersecurity division while retaining its brand and ability to serve external clients. The integration adds 24x7x365 SOC, fractional CISO services and other MSSP capabilities to TRG's endpoint management offering; TRG expects roughly 20% organic growth from existing customers and plans strategic hires overseas to globalize the offering.
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- Buyer
- Mimecast
- Target
- Aware
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mimecast has acquired Aware, an AI collaboration security platform headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, to expand its Human Risk Management (HRM) capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; Aware was advised by Guggenheim Partners. The deal will integrate Aware’s AI models for collaboration tools into Mimecast’s HRM platform to improve insider-risk detection, compliance, and collaboration-channel protection.
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- Buyer
- Enlightenment Capital
- Target
- Cryptic Vector
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Enlightenment Capital, an ADG&T-focused private investment firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Cryptic Vector, a Cincinnati-headquartered provider of offensive cyber, electronic warfare, and secure radio frequency communications for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The investment will support Cryptic Vector's scaling efforts, capability investments and M&A growth strategy; G Squared Capital Partners and Holland & Knight served as advisors to Cryptic Vector on the transaction.
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- Buyer
- ArcherHall
- Target
- Vestige Ltd.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ArcherHall has acquired Vestige Ltd., a Cleveland-based digital forensics and cybersecurity services provider. The deal brings Vestige's team and capabilities into ArcherHall, expanding ArcherHall's digital forensics, e-discovery and cybersecurity offerings across several U.S. offices.
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- Buyer
- Sixth Street Growth
- Target
- Keyfactor, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Sixth Street Growth, the growth investing platform of Sixth Street, made a significant minority investment in Keyfactor at an enterprise value of approximately $1.3 billion. The capital will support Keyfactor’s continued rapid growth in machine identity and PKI solutions, and Sixth Street Growth representatives will join Keyfactor’s board to help accelerate expansion.
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- Buyer
- Invictus Growth Partners
- Target
- Binary Defense Systems, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Invictus Growth Partners led a $36 million growth equity investment in Binary Defense Systems to accelerate the company's go-to-market, expand machine learning capabilities, and build a Managed Open XDR offering. Binary Defense, a Cleveland-area managed detection and response provider founded by David Kennedy and Mike Valentine, will use the capital to scale sales and marketing, broaden partnerships, and enhance its technology-enabled security services.
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December 21, 2021
- Buyer
- GoSecure
- Target
- Covail
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
GoSecure, a leading Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, has acquired Columbus-based cybersecurity and AI firm Covail to augment the GoSecure Titan platform with Covail's AI/ML, automation and risk-optimization capabilities. The deal will expand GoSecure's capabilities in alert analysis, GRC services and establish a stronger regional presence in Central Ohio; terms were not disclosed.
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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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October 20, 2017
- Buyer
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Target
- Morphick, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Booz Allen Hamilton has entered into an agreement to acquire Morphick, Inc., a Cincinnati-area provider of adaptive managed detection and response (MDR) technology and services. The acquisition — expected to close in the third quarter of FY2018 — expands Booz Allen's managed security portfolio and strengthens its detection and response capabilities for commercial clients.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cybersecurity capabilities show up in Ohio acquisitions?
Common capability themes include managed security services, cyber incident response and notification, information privacy and regulatory compliance (including healthcare), Security Operations (SecOps), and human risk management. Some deals also focus on offensive cyber and national-security-oriented research and engineering.
Which acquirers appear more than once across these Ohio deals?
Within the listed items, Enlightenment Capital appears both as a recurring buyer name and via its portfolio company Cryptic Vector. Other buyers are featured on single transactions in the provided set (e.g., Epiq, Mimecast, CloudWave, Logicalis US, ArcherHall, GoSecure).
Are these deals limited to Ohio targets only?
The acquisition records shown are located in Ohio, United States. For instance, several targets are described as being based in Ohio cities such as Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, and the Cleveland area.
Do the transactions include both acquisitions and growth investments?
Yes. The page includes acquisitions (e.g., Mimecast / Aware, GoSecure / Covail) as well as growth investments (e.g., H.I.G. Growth Partners / AgileBlue, Sixth Street Growth / Keyfactor, and Invictus Growth Partners / Binary Defense Systems).
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