KnowBe4 Acquires SecurityAdvisor

Vista Equity Partners Acquires KnowBe4

February 7, 2023

Cybersecurity

Vista Equity Partners completed a take-private acquisition of KnowBe4, Inc., the provider of a leading security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, paying $24.90 per share in cash. The deal takes KnowBe4 off Nasdaq and follows Frontier Growth’s prior investment in the company; Vista said it will provide resources and operational support to scale KnowBe4’s cybersecurity offerings.

KnowBe4 Acquires Egress

April 24, 2024

Cybersecurity

KnowBe4 has completed the acquisition of Egress, a UK-based provider of adaptive cloud email security, to integrate Egress' AI-enabled email protection into KnowBe4's human risk management platform. The deal (previously announced under a definitive agreement) brings together KnowBe4's security awareness and simulated phishing capabilities with Egress' contextual email security to deliver a unified, AI-driven human layer security offering; financial terms were not disclosed.

KnowBe4 Acquires MediaPRO

March 3, 2021

Cybersecurity

KnowBe4 has acquired MediaPRO to expand its security awareness offering with MediaPRO's privacy and compliance training content. The deal will make MediaPRO's configurable privacy, security and compliance training modules available to KnowBe4's customers and integrate MediaPRO's enterprise customer base into KnowBe4's security awareness and simulated phishing platform.

Cyber Advisors (Goldner Hawn Portfolio) Acquires BAI Security

August 2, 2024

Cybersecurity

Cyber Advisors, a Goldner Hawn-backed IT solutions and managed services provider, has acquired BAI Security, a Lincolnshire, Illinois–based offensive cybersecurity testing and GRC firm. The deal, which closed July 10, 2024, positions Cyber Advisors to expand its security assessment, red team and compliance capabilities while BAI Security's founders retain minority ownership and will serve as strategic advisors.

TitanHQ Acquires Cyber Risk Aware

February 24, 2022

Cybersecurity

Livingbridge investee TitanHQ has acquired Cyber Risk Aware, a security awareness and phishing simulation platform. The deal adds human-focused security awareness training to TitanHQ's existing email protection and DNS security offerings, expanding its multi-layered cybersecurity platform for MSPs and enterprise customers.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Acquires AdvisorTarget

May 30, 2024

Data & Analytics

Broadridge Financial Solutions acquired AdvisorTarget to integrate advisor behavioral intent data into its data and analytics suite, enhancing digital marketing and sales targeting for asset managers and wealth firms. The deal expands Broadridge’s capability to pair advisor intent with asset-holding insights to drive more precise distribution and engagement strategies.