CYBERSECURITY SNAPSHOT | APRIL 2022

We are pleased to provide you with Momentum’s Cybersecurity Snapshot for April 2022. Strategic activity in April included 98 transactions completed totaling $20.3B in disclosed deal value across M&A (26 transactions, $18.2B) and financing (72 transactions, $2.1B).

Download Cybersecurity Snapshot | April 2022

Each month we provide you with an update on the dynamic Cybersecurity landscape. We highlight M&A activity, Venture Capital, Initial Public Offerings, public market valuations, and sector trends.


Highlights Of The Report

  • 26 M&A deals were announced with disclosed values of $18.2B (median disclosed value of $197M)
  • The acquisitions of SailPoint by Thoma Bravo for $6.9B, Datto by Kaseya for $6.2B, and Barracuda by KKR for $4.0B led M&A activity in April
  • The most active sectors for M&A this month were: Network & Infrastructure Security (5), Identity & Access Management (4), and MSSP (3)
  • 72 financing transactions completed with total capital raised of $2.1B (median amount raised of $10.0M)
  • SonarSource’s $412M PE Growth Round, Critical Start’s $215M PE Growth Round, and Fortress Information Security’s $125M PE Growth Round led all financing activity for April
  • The most active sectors for financings this month included: Risk & Compliance (14), Data Security (14), and Identity & Access Management (8)

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