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M&A Deal Summary

Avast Acquires secure.me

On April 30, 2013, Avast acquired internet software and services company secure.me

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Avast’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Avast’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Avast’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-04-30
Target secure.me
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Avast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

secure.me

San Francisco, California, United States
secure.me is a privacy protection company specializing in social network security, keeping users’ sensitive information private and safeguarding their data from apps that may be insecure or that over-collect their data. secure.me was established in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer

Avast

Prague, Czech Republic
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Software
Revenue 893M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Avast develops avast! Free Antivirus, a free full-featured computer security application that protects more than 150 million registered users around the world from online threats. The company’s products are distributed globally through a unique ‘freemium’ business model. Avast was formed in1988 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 8
State: California M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-24 Jumpshot

San Francisco, California, United States

Jumpshot, Inc. is a marketing analytics and competitive intelligence platform that offers customized solutions enabling organizations to make decisions. Jumpshot, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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