Vista Equity Partners Acquires KnowBe4

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 SecurityAdvisor

November 16, 2021

Cybersecurity

KnowBe4 has completed the acquisition of SecurityAdvisor to integrate real-time user behavior analysis and micro-learning into its security awareness and simulated phishing platform. The deal will enable a new "Human Detection and Response (HDR)" capability by correlating training and testing with real-world user behavior and feeding insights to SOCs and existing security controls.

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.

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Avalara

October 19, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners completed a $93.50-per-share cash acquisition of Avalara, Inc., a cloud-based tax compliance software provider, in an all-cash buyout. The transaction takes Avalara private and will enable the company to accelerate product innovation and global expansion with Vista's software-focused operating expertise.

Vista Equity Partners Acquires EngageSmart for $4 Billion

January 28, 2024

Software

An affiliate of Vista Equity Partners completed a take-private acquisition of EngageSmart for $23.00 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $4.0 billion. EngageSmart's common stock ceased trading after stockholders approved the transaction; sellers included existing investors such as General Atlantic and Summit Partners.

Vista Equity Partners Makes Majority Investment in Quick Base

January 14, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Quick Base, a Cambridge-based low-code SaaS platform for building customized business applications, has signed a definitive agreement to receive a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners. Current investor Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe will retain a significant stake; the partnership is intended to accelerate Quick Base's growth and expand its market reach.