July 29, 2024 at 06:57AM In H1 2024, SecurityWeek recorded 178 cybersecurity-related M&A deals, the lowest since 2021. North America led with 135 deals, mainly in the US. Europe saw 49 deals, with the UK being the most active. Financial details for 33 deals totaled $33.5 billion. MSSPs were the most involved, with 50 deals. … Read more
July 3, 2024 at 08:41AM In June 2024, the cybersecurity industry saw 29 M&A deals, with some significant transactions. Notable deals included Everfox acquiring Garrison Technology, Finite State acquiring MergeBase, Formstack acquiring Open Raven, and Fortinet acquiring Lacework. Other deals involved major players such as JFrog, MajorKey, Mozilla, NetSPI, Tenable, and others, reflecting continued industry … Read more
June 19, 2024 at 10:57AM In the first half of June 2024, 15 significant cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced. Key acquisitions include Everfox purchasing Garrison Technology, Formstack acquiring Open Raven, Fortinet buying Lacework, NetSPI acquiring Hubble Technology, and Tenable planning to acquire Eureka Security. This followed a drop in cybersecurity M&A deals compared to 2023. … Read more
June 4, 2024 at 06:24AM In May 2024, 28 cybersecurity M&A deals were announced, indicating ongoing industry consolidation. Major transactions included Akamai acquiring Noname Security, Bugcrowd acquiring Informer, and CyberArk acquiring Venafi. Notable mergers involved LogRhythm merging with Exabeam, and OpenText acquiring Pillr. Within the month, various other cybersecurity M&A deals were also finalized. From … Read more
May 20, 2024 at 08:27AM Summary: In the first half of May 2024, 15 cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced, marking significant transactions in the industry. Notable acquisitions include Akamai acquiring Noname Security, Crane NXT acquiring OpSec Security, and LogRhythm planning to merge with Exabeam. Palo Alto Networks, Permira, and Synopsys also finalized important cybersecurity M&A … Read more
May 6, 2024 at 07:03AM In April 2024, 33 cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced, including significant acquisitions like Armis acquiring Silk Security for $150 million, IBM acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4 billion, and Veracode acquiring Longbow Security. Other notable deals involved Thoma Bravo acquiring Darktrace for $5.32 billion and KnowBe4 acquiring Egress. Several smaller mergers and … Read more
April 2, 2024 at 08:09AM Summary: In March 2024, 27 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced, with notable acquisitions including Airbus acquiring Infodas, AUCloud acquiring PCG Cyber, Venn IT, and Arado, BlueCyber acquiring ISMAC, CrowdStrike acquiring Flow Security, and Cloudflare acquiring Nefeli Networks. Other acquisitions and investments in the cybersecurity sector were also … Read more
March 26, 2024 at 12:48PM Airbus Defence and Space acquires Germany-based cybersecurity firm Infodas to strengthen its cybersecurity portfolio. Infodas provides Secure Domain Transition (SDoT) security gateway appliances and other IT solutions, serving companies and government organizations. The deal’s financial terms have not been disclosed, and it is expected to be finalized by the end … Read more
March 5, 2024 at 09:48AM In February 2024, twenty-seven cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition deals were announced, including notable acquisitions such as 1Password acquiring Kolide, Armis acquiring CTCI for $20 million, and Cohesity’s $3 billion purchase of Veritas’ data protection business. Other deals involved companies such as F5, Resilience, and Spirit Technology Solutions. It seems that … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 05:24AM October 2023 saw a total of 31 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals. Some notable acquisitions include Arctic Wolf’s acquisition of Revelstoke to enhance its security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) capabilities, and Okta’s acquisition of Uno to accelerate the release of its consumer password manager. Other acquisitions were made … Read more