TA Associates, PSG and Verdane Invest in Hornetsecurity
September 6, 2022
Hornetsecurity, a Hanover-based cloud security and compliance SaaS provider, has received a strategic growth investment from TA Associates, joining existing investors PSG Equity and Verdane in a co-control partnership with management. The capital will support product build-out, international expansion and continued M&A as Hornetsecurity scales its email security, backup and compliance offerings.
- Buyers
- TA Associates, PSG Equity, Verdane
- Targets
- Hornetsecurity
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Lower Saxony, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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