Limerston Capital Acquires DigitalXRAID

Limerston Capital Acquires CyberCrowd to Build Cybersecurity Platform

May 27, 2024

Cybersecurity

London-based private equity firm Limerston Capital has acquired UK-based cyber security services specialist CyberCrowd as the first step in building a new cybersecurity platform alongside assets from an earlier acquisition. The combined group will offer digital forensics, e-Discovery, a proprietary forensic case management tool, a 24/7 UK-based SOC, incident response, and scaled consultancy and penetration testing services to public and private sector clients.

Avertium Acquires 1440 Security to Expand LogRhythm and SOC Capabilities

September 16, 2020

Cybersecurity

Avertium has acquired 1440 Security, a nationally recognized managed security service provider with a Colorado-based 24/7 security operations center, to strengthen Avertium's LogRhythm expertise and extend its XDR and advanced threat management capabilities. The deal adds a third CyberOps Center of Excellence to Avertium's existing centers and expands its managed security and incident response offerings.

Databarracks Acquires COOLSPIRiT

November 12, 2024

Cybersecurity

Databarracks has acquired COOLSPIRiT, the UK’s largest Commvault Solution Provider, combining their capabilities to form a stronger data protection and cyber resilience provider. The deal brings COOLSPIRiT’s Commvault and infrastructure expertise into Databarracks’ wider managed backup, public cloud and business resilience services, expanding capability for commercial and public sector customers.

Rubrik Acquires Laminar to Add DSPM and Accelerate Cloud Data Security

August 8, 2023

Cybersecurity

Rubrik has signed an agreement to acquire Laminar, a leading data security posture management (DSPM) platform, to unify cyber recovery and cyber posture across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS. Terms were not disclosed; Rubrik said it will onboard the Laminar team and use it to open an R&D center in Tel Aviv to accelerate cloud data security innovation.

Sophos Acquires SOC.OS

April 22, 2022

Cybersecurity

Sophos has acquired SOC.OS, a UK-based spinout from BAE Systems that provides a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution. The acquisition will expand Sophos' Managed Threat Response (MTR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) capabilities by adding third‑party telemetry ingestion and automated alert clustering and triage.

Liongard Acquires DarkLight's Cyio Platform

June 6, 2025

Cybersecurity

Liongard has acquired the DarkLight Cyio platform, an AI-powered vulnerability prioritization and cyber risk solution, to enhance its Attack Surface Management capabilities. The acquisition expands Liongard's platform with real-time threat intelligence, contextual risk scoring, and business-aligned vulnerability insights to better serve MSP and MSSP partners.