Tracked deals
530
530 tracked deals across 2011-2026.
Tracked deals
530
530 tracked deals across 2011-2026.
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
481 pe · 286 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
106 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoma Bravo | 15 | Private equity firm focused on growth-oriented software a... | PE |
| TA Associates | 13 | Global growth private equity firm investing across techno... | PE |
| Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. | 9 | Sector-focused private investment firm providing private ... | PE |
| Keensight Capital | 9 | European growth buyout / private equity firm focused on t... | PE |
| Crosspoint Capital Partners | 8 | Private equity firm focused on cybersecurity, privacy and... | PE |
| Francisco Partners | 8 | Global private investment firm specializing in technology... | PE |
| Charlesbank Capital Partners | 7 | Middle‑market private equity firm that manages the Charle... | PE |
| Enlightenment Capital | 7 | A private investment firm focused on Aerospace, Defense, ... | PE |
| Sophos | 6 | Global cybersecurity vendor offering endpoint, network, e... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Audax Private Equity | 5 | Middle‑market private equity firm focused on buy‑and‑buil... | PE |
Last 10 years
Supporting Data
Axiom GRC, an international governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform, announced the acquisition of Calgary-based GRC assurance firm MHM as its first Canadian-based acquisition. The deal expands Axiom’s North American reach and adds MHM’s SOC/ISO assurance capabilities and client base to its existing U.S. presence, working alongside IS Partners.
Valiant Solutions, a Bluestone Investment Partners portfolio company, announced the acquisition of BreakPoint Labs, a specialized cybersecurity firm focused on AI-enabled cyber operations, adversarial threat emulation, red teaming, and DevSecOps. The deal expands Valiant’s cybersecurity technology platform for U.S. federal, Department of Defense, and national security missions with enhanced automation, engineering, and threat analytics capabilities.
Optiv has sold its Advisory, Consulting and Transformation (ACT) project-based cybersecurity services business to Vobis Ventures. The transaction closed on June 1, 2026, and the acquired business will initially operate as Optiv Consulting while Optiv and Optiv Consulting enter an exclusive services partnership for one year.
The Riverside Company (Riverside) announced that its portfolio company Cryptomathic has acquired TrustSkills, a Danish software company focused on certificate lifecycle management. The add-on expands Cryptomathic’s cybersecurity capabilities, adding end-to-end automation via TrustView for deploying, monitoring, and renewing digital certificates.
AYCE Capital, a North American acquirer of managed service providers (MSPs), acquired Kernel Advisory, a Canadian cybersecurity advisory firm. The deal is intended to anchor a dedicated cybersecurity center of excellence that will serve AYCE’s MSP portfolio with capabilities including virtual CISO leadership, managed security operations, offensive security, and incident response.
Accelint and Vitesse Systems have unified under the Lyntris name, formalizing a long-term strategy to deliver “sense-to-act” connectivity solutions for U.S. Department of War and allied customers. The combination brings together sensor hardware, sensor architecture, and AI-enabled data/software capabilities designed for resilient operation in contested environments.
NextPoint Group (NPG), a Godspeed Capital-backed platform for intelligence and defense technology and mission enablement, announced it has acquired UScontracting. The deal adds cybersecurity, SIGINT, and data analysis software development capabilities to expand NPG’s offering to national security customers.
Landis+Gyr Group AG has signed a definitive agreement to sell Rhebo GmbH to Everfield Germany GmbH, a buy-and-hold investor in European B2B SaaS businesses. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and other standard closing conditions.
Acron Technologies, a defense and aerospace technology company backed by TJC, L.P., acquired Sightline Intelligence, an AI-enabled onboard video processing and edge intelligence provider for mission-critical defense and ISR applications. The acquisition adds real-time onboard intelligence and target recognition capabilities while reducing reliance on cloud connectivity and bandwidth-constrained environments.
Alchemy Technology Group, an IT advisory, consulting, and reseller firm backed by Avance Investment Management, acquired IOvations, a cybersecurity solutions provider based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The deal expands Alchemy’s cybersecurity portfolio and extends its geographic reach into the Northeast, including capabilities in cloud security, advanced threat detection, and Zero Trust architectures.
Protos Security, a Southfield Capital portfolio company, acquired AT-RISK International, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of executive protection, intelligence, and risk consulting services. The deal expands Protos’ intelligence-led, software-enabled integrated protection platform with additional high-value specialized services.
Protecht Group, an Australian GRC (governance, risk and compliance) solutions provider, announced its acquisition of VISO TRUST, a U.S.-based AI-powered third-party and cyber risk management platform. The deal is intended to integrate VISO TRUST’s “agentic AI” into Protecht’s GRC platform to speed vendor due diligence, automate GRC workflows, and enable continuous third- and fourth-party risk monitoring.
Francisco Partners has acquired EfficientIP, a Paris-based provider of DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) plus DNS security technology. The deal was acquired from EfficientIP’s founders and minority investors TempoCap and Jolt Capital, with Norman Girard continuing as CEO and the founders reinvesting in the business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Booz Allen Hamilton, through its venture capital arm Booz Allen Ventures, invested in maritime robotics company Ulysses as part of the company’s Series A funding round. The round was led by the American Dynamism fund of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with Ulysses using the capital to expand autonomous surface and underwater vehicle offerings for defense and commercial missions.
Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) is set to combine with Analogic, with the combined global security imaging and detection business operating under the Analogic brand. Leidos and investment firm Altaris entered into a joint venture agreement, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to approvals and customary conditions.
Acron Technologies, a portfolio company of TJC, L.P., has acquired Alereon, Inc., a fabless semiconductor provider focused on ultra-wideband (UWB) solutions for defense electronics. The deal strengthens Acron’s defense communications portfolio by adding secure, low-power, high-bandwidth “Intra-Soldier Wireless” (ISW) cable-free networking capabilities for real-time communications.
RedZone Technologies, a private equity-backed IT infrastructure provider, acquired Passpoint Security to expand its managed cybersecurity capabilities. The deal adds 24/7 threat detection and incident response (MDR) capabilities, along with vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, and is expected to close within 30 days.
Fortreum, a cybersecurity assessment and advisory firm, announced the acquisition of Kovr.AI, an AI-native compliance platform built for highly regulated organizations. The combined offering pairs Fortreum’s practitioner-led cybersecurity compliance assessments with Kovr.AI’s FedRAMP-authorized, agentic AI platform covering frameworks including FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0, DOD SRG, NIST CSF 2.0, and GovRAMP.
ControlCase, a provider of cybersecurity certification and continuous compliance services, has acquired CyberNINES, a CMMC-focused cybersecurity assessor and advisory firm serving the Defense Industrial Base. The deal expands ControlCase’s ability to deliver end-to-end federal compliance services, including C3PAO-led certification assessments, readiness/gap analysis, mock assessments, and continuous compliance.
Wyllo, a CX-first risk intelligence platform backed by PSG (formerly NoFraud), completed its first tuck-in acquisition of Yofi. The deal was structured with a meaningful upfront component, a performance-based earn-out, and rollover equity for the Yofi founding team.
Tiger Infrastructure Partners announced a transformational growth capital investment in Orbis Protect, a UK-based owner and operator of technology-enabled security infrastructure providing protection services to critical assets and property. The investment is intended to accelerate Orbis Protect’s UK and international market expansion through M&A and continued development of proprietary and AI-driven technology solutions. Orbis Protect management will retain a significant equity stake, and completion is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
GALT Aerospace, a defense C3 technology provider for airborne systems, announced it has received a strategic investment from Godspeed Capital Management LP. The deal establishes GALT as Godspeed’s new defense technology platform focused on advanced command, control, and communications (C3) solutions to support multi-domain operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) announced a USD 350 million strategic investment led by TPG (via The Rise Funds) and Allianz X, with participation from State Farm. The capital will support CMT’s expansion of its global road safety telematics and AI platform, including real-time driving risk assessment and crash detection, alongside new long-term commercial agreements with Allianz operating entities.
Boathouse Capital announced an investment to support the recapitalization of a cybersecurity platform serving U.S. government and select commercial customers. The company provides a software-driven, mission-focused platform for secure digital operations, including intelligence gathering, digital engagement, and managed attribution capabilities.
Sterling Investment Partners has acquired Cyber Advisors, a provider of managed security services, cybersecurity consulting, and IT technology solutions. Cyber Advisors, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, serves small, mid-sized, and enterprise clients and supports 1,800+ customers nationwide with a team of 330+ professionals.
Lightyear Capital, the majority investor in Schellman since 2021, announced that Schellman is receiving a strategic investment from the Private Equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The investment is intended to accelerate Schellman’s next phase of growth, including capability expansion and scaling the team, and the transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.
Markon acquired Millennium Corporation to significantly expand its ability to deliver integrated, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. The deal combines Markon’s enterprise service delivery and Intelligence Community program execution expertise with Millennium’s adversarial threat emulation, testing and evaluation, engineering, analysis, training, and software capabilities.
Valiant Solutions, a Bluestone-backed provider of cybersecurity technologies and services to U.S. Federal agencies, announced it has acquired Abile Group. The deal adds Abile’s secure network and cyber engineering capabilities—including endpoint protection, cloud-native architectures, and network engineering—to expand Valiant’s cybersecurity support across the cyber lifecycle for federal and national security customers.
Veros Technologies, a portfolio company of Razor's Edge, has announced its acquisition by Quantum Leap, a portfolio company of Carlyle. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Veros provides advanced cyber and operational capabilities to U.S. Government customers, particularly within the Intelligence Community.
Integrity360 has acquired Calgary-based cybersecurity services provider Advantus360 to establish the group’s first North American hub. The deal — terms undisclosed — gives Integrity360 an operating base in Canada and will be used to develop a Calgary Security Operations Centre and expand the group’s managed and professional cyber services across Canada and the US.
Sole Source Capital LLC has acquired Brite, a cybersecurity and managed IT services provider headquartered in Victor, New York, marking Sole Source's first platform investment from SSC Partners Fund III. The deal positions Brite as a buy-and-build platform to pursue consolidation in the fragmented cybersecurity managed services market; financial terms were not disclosed and Brite's existing management team will remain in place.
ThreatModeler has acquired IriusRisk to combine two enterprise threat-modeling platforms, broaden global scale, and accelerate product development. The combined business — majority owned by Invictus Growth Partners, with Paladin Capital Group remaining a shareholder — aims to create the industry’s largest proprietary threat-model dataset and deepen secure-by-design support for security and development teams.
Gryphon Investors has completed a majority growth recapitalization of Fortreum, a Lansdowne, Virginia-based cybersecurity services firm specializing in compliance, audit, and technical testing including FedRAMP, CMMC, ISO, PCI, and SOC. The investment will fund expansion of Fortreum's offerings and accelerate development and adoption of its XRAMP continuous validation platform and AI-enabled capabilities; company founders will retain a significant equity stake. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Complete, a Charlotte-based MSP backed by private investment firm Heritage Holding, has acquired Columbia Advisory Group (CAG), a Dallas-based cybersecurity and GRC consulting firm. The add-on expands Complete's managed IT and cybersecurity capabilities and brings CAG's expertise serving higher education, state and local government, and mid-market enterprise clients into Complete's platform.
RFE Investment Partners and Mansfield Investment Partners backed the formation of NuView, a unified managed IT and cybersecurity platform headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. NuView combines expertise from multiple firms, including the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based managed security provider Beyond Secure, to expand compliance-driven technology services for regulated industries.
Netwatch, a global provider of AI-powered remote security monitoring and intervention services, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Netwatch will operate as an independent company within GI Partners’ portfolio.
RKON Technologies has acquired cloud security and consulting firm ScaleSec, integrating ScaleSec’s cloud security, compliance, and managed services capabilities into RKON’s offerings. The seller was Vixul (ScaleSec’s accelerator/portfolio backer), and the transaction strengthens RKON’s multicloud security and managed services capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
MetaCompliance has acquired Junglemap, a Nordic security and compliance awareness provider, in a transaction supported by Keensight Capital. The deal brings Junglemap’s NanoLearning methodology and AI content capabilities into MetaCompliance’s human risk management platform and strengthens the company’s Nordic and broader European footprint.
Checkmarx has acquired Tromzo, an AI-native startup that builds autonomous triage and remediation agents for application security, and will integrate Tromzo's reasoning engine and engineering team into the Checkmarx One platform. The acquisition brings Tromzo's founders and AI engineers into Checkmarx to power new Checkmarx Assist agents and accelerate enterprise-grade autonomous AppSec capabilities starting in early 2026.
Woven Solutions, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of AI-enabled mission software, has acquired Cystemic Security to expand its cyber forensics and managed attribution capabilities. The deal — Woven's first acquisition after a strategic investment from Falfurrias Management Partners — strengthens its ability to deliver end-to-end cyber tooling and managed attribution solutions for U.S. national security and intelligence customers.
CVC announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Smiths Detection, a global threat-detection and security-screening technology company, from Smiths Group plc for £2bn. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Allurity, a Stockholm-based European cybersecurity group supported by investor Trill Impact, has acquired MSF Partners (Monti Stampa Furrer & Partners), an OT/ICS security specialist headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The deal expands Allurity’s operational technology and critical-infrastructure security capabilities, strengthening its offering across energy, manufacturing, mining and other high-risk sectors.
Amplix, a Gemspring Capital portfolio company, has acquired 24By7Security, a Coral Springs-based cybersecurity consulting and compliance firm. The add-on expands Amplix’s cybersecurity capabilities—adding services such as program development, risk assessments, vCISO advisory, incident response planning, security testing, and managed security operations—to better support clients across regulated and non-regulated industries.
MorganFranklin Cyber, a PE-backed cybersecurity advisory and managed services firm, has acquired Lynx Technology Partners to expand its cybersecurity, risk management, and business development capabilities. As part of the deal, Lynx founder Aric K. Perminter joins MorganFranklin Cyber as Managing Director, Client Relations to support integration and client growth.
Axiom GRC has acquired IS Partners, a U.S. cyber assurance and compliance services provider, to accelerate its North American expansion and broaden its cyber assurance and compliance offerings. IS Partners—headquartered in the Philadelphia area—serves roughly 600 customers with recurring audits across frameworks such as SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CMMC; the deal is Axiom's first U.S.-headquartered acquisition and its fifth since partnering with Inflexion.
San Francisco-based private equity firm Ponte Partners has acquired a portfolio of three technology companies — Fandom, Exabeam and ExteNet — from an unnamed private equity investor seeking liquidity. The acquisition expands Ponte Partners' technology portfolio across media, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure and coincides with the appointment of Howard Lee as Managing Partner to support the firm's secondary-investment strategy.
Noventiq, a London-headquartered provider of digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions, has received a strategic equity investment from U.S.-based private equity firm Niobrara Capital. The investment deepens Noventiq's relationship with existing investor Da Vinci Capital and is intended to accelerate the company’s global growth and expand service offerings in cybersecurity and digital transformation.
Riveron has acquired Eden Data, an Austin-based cybersecurity, GRC, and AI advisory firm with nearly 60 professionals, to expand its Risk Advisory capabilities. The acquisition broadens Riveron's offerings in cybersecurity, compliance, and AI risk management, integrating Eden Data's expertise into Riveron's finance- and CFO-focused advisory platform.
Imprivata has acquired Verosint to integrate Verosint’s AI-powered Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities into Imprivata’s enterprise access management platform. The deal is intended to strengthen Imprivata’s advanced and passwordless access strategy by adding continuous risk signaling, real-time detection, and automated response to identity-based threats at enterprise scale.
Recognize, a private equity firm focused on digital services, announced a strategic investment in Security Risk Advisors Intl, LLC (SRA), a scaled cybersecurity services firm providing advisory and managed security. The investment is SRA’s first institutional equity capital, and co-founders Tim Wainwright and Chris Salerno will continue to lead the company.
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