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CYBERSECURITY SNAPSHOT | JANUARY 2020

We are pleased to provide you with Momentum’s Cybersecurity Snapshot for January 2020. Strategic activity in January included 55 transactions completed totaling $2.9B in deal value across M&A (18 transactions, $2.3B) and financing (37 transactions, $565M).

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, sector trends and unique industry perspectives.

Download Cybersecurity Snapshot January 2020

M&A Activity

  • 18 M&A deals were announced with disclosed values of $2.3B, (median disclosed value of $375M)
  • The acquisitions of Armis by Insight for $1.1B, RDC by Moody’s for $700M, ID Analytics by LexisNexis for $375M, & Symantec’s Security Services business by Accenture highlighted M&A activity for January
  • The most active sectors this month were: Risk & Compliance (3), Security Consulting & Services (3), MSSP (2), & Digital Risk Management (2)

Financing Activity

  • 37 financing transactions completed with total capital raised of $565M (median amount raised of $8M)
  • Snyk’s $150M Series C, Sysdig’s $70M Series E, SECURITI.ai’s $50M Series B, & Automox’s $30M Series B rounds led all financing activity for January
  • 59% of total financing deals were Early Stage to Series A (median amount raised was $6M)
  • The most active sectors this month included: Risk & Compliance (8), Data Security (7), Application Security (5) & Cloud Security (5)

Recent Announcements

  • Momentum Cyber Advises JASK on Its Acquisition by Sumo Logic
  • Momentum Cyber & Optiv Publish White Paper: 2019 Security Technology Spend Insights Report
  • Momentum Cyber To Support NTT’s Global Cybersecurity Strategy & Growth Initiatives
  • Momentum Cyber Releases Its Cybersecurity Mid-Year Review for 2019
  • Momentum Cyber Advises Interset on Its Acquisition by Micro Focus
  • Momentum Cyber’s Annual Cybersecurity Almanac Reveals Another Record Year
  • Momentum Cyber Advises ADT And NightDragon On Their Strategic Investment In SAM Seamless Network
  • Momentum Cyber & Optiv Publish White Paper ‘E’ Is For Efficiency: Five Trends To Relieve The Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
  • Momentum Cyber Advises ADT On Its Acquisition Of SDI
  • Momentum Cyber Releases Its Cybersecurity Mid-Year Review For 2018
  • Momentum Cyber Advises ICEBRG On Its Acquisition By Gigamon
  • Momentum Cyber Advises Bradford Networks On Its Acquisition By Fortinet
  • Momentum Cyber Releases Inaugural Cybersecurity Almanac For 2018
  • Momentum Cyber Launches As Industry’s Premier Cybersecurity Advisory Firm
  • Momentum Cyber Advises Weblife On Its $60 Million Acquisition By Proofpoint
  • Momentum Cyber Advises DATASHIELD On Its Acquisition By ADT
  • Momentum Cyber Advises Cyphort On Its Acquisition By Juniper Networks

Momentum Cyber is the premier trusted advisor to the Cybersecurity industry providing bespoke high-impact advice combined with tailored, senior-level access. The firm was founded by world-class operators and advisors and caters to the unique needs of both earlier stage Founders, CEOs, & Boards as well as the complexity of later stage & public companies throughout their lifecycle – Incubation to Exit. Headquartered in San Francisco with operations globally, the founding team has closed over 250 transactions totaling over $250 billion in value.

Recent Momentum Cyber Transactions

Francisco Partners Have Invested In Reciprocity

Role: Sell Side Sector: Risk & Compliance Size: $60,000,000 Location:  San Francisco, CA Press Release

Sell Side Risk & Compliance

Mainsail Partners Have Invested In Apptega

Role: Sell Side Sector: Governance, Risk & Compliance Size: $37,000,000 Location:  Atlanta, GA Press Release

Sell Side Governance, Risk & Compliance

Infocyte Has Been Acquired By Datto

Role: Sell Side Sector: Managed Detection & Response Size: Undisclosed Location:  Austin, TX Press Release

Sell Side Managed Detection & Response

Fishtech Group Merges With Herjavec Group

Role: Sell Side Sector: Managed Security Services Provider Size: Undisclosed Location:  Kansas City, MO Press Release

Sell Side Managed Security Services Provider

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