Carbonite Acquires Webroot
March 26, 2019
Carbonite, Inc. completed its acquisition of Webroot Inc. for $618.5 million in cash, combining Carbonite's cloud-based backup and recovery capabilities with Webroot's cloud-native cybersecurity platform. The transaction is intended to create an integrated data protection and endpoint security offering for small and mid-sized businesses and managed service providers.
- Buyers
- Carbonite, Inc.
- Targets
- Webroot, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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