CYBERSECURITY SNAPSHOT | MAY 2019
We are pleased to provide you with Momentum’s Cybersecurity Snapshot for May 2019. Strategic activity in May included 65 transactions completed totaling $3.2B in deal value across M&A (20 transactions, $2.2B) and financing (45 transactions, $946M).
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.
Inside you will find a series of insights across the Cybersecurity industry including:
M&A Activity
- 20 M&A deals were announced with disclosed values of $2.2B (median disclosed deal value of $185M)
- The acquisitions of Recorded Future by Insight Venture Partners for $780M, SecureLink by Orange for $577M, and Twistlock by Palo Alto Networks for $410M led M&A activity for May
- The most active sectors this month were: MSSP (5), Security Consulting (3), Network & Infrastructure Security (2), and Risk & Compliance (2)
Financing Activity
- 45 financing transactions completed with total capital raised of $946M (median amount raised of $7M)
- Dashlane’s $110M Series D, Sumo Logic’s $110M Series G, Auth0’s $103M Series E, & BlueVoyant’s $83M Series B rounds led all financing activity for May
- 56% of total financing deals were Early Stage to Series A; Median amount raised in such deals was $5M
- The most active sectors this month included: SecOps / IR (10), Identity & Access Management (7), Data Security (5), and Risk & Compliance (5)
Recent Momentum Cyber Announcements
- Momentum Advises Interset on Its Acquisition by Micro Focus
- Momentum Cyber’s Annual Cybersecurity Almanac Reveals Another Record Year
- Momentum 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 Advises ADT On Its Acquisition Of SDI
- Momentum Cyber Releases Its Cybersecurity Mid-Year Review For 2018
- Momentum Advises ICEBRG On Its Acquisition By Gigamon
- Momentum 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 Advises Weblife On Its $60 Million Acquisition By Proofpoint
- Momentum Advises DATASHIELD On Its Acquisition By ADT
- Momentum Advises Cyphort On Its Acquisition By Juniper Networks
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Recent Momentum Cyber Transactions
Alcide Has Been Acquired By Rapid7
Role: Sell Side Sector: Kubernetes Security Size: Undisclosed Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel Press Release
MistNet Has Been Acquired By LogRhythm
Role: Sell Side Sector: Extended Detection & Response Size: Undisclosed Location: Mountain View, CA Press Release