Mimecast - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Mimecast M&A Summary

Mimecast has acquired 7 companies of its own, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Mimecast’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Solebit for $88M. Mimecast has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (72%) and internet software and services (29%).

Mimecast Ownership

Who owns Mimecast?

Mimecast is owned by Permira. It was acquired on May 17, 2022.

Is Mimecast PE-backed?

Yes. Mimecast is owned by private equity investor Permira.

Mimecast Business Overview

Where is Mimecast headquartered?

Mimecast is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Mimecast’s revenue?

Mimecast disclosed revenue of 501M USD for 2021 and 427M USD for 2020.

How many employees does Mimecast have?

Mimecast has 1,765 employees.

What sector is Mimecast in?

Mimecast is an information technology company.

When was Mimecast founded?

Mimecast was founded in 2003.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Mimecast

Mimecast Ltd.

1 Finsbury Avenue,
London, EC2M 2PF
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7847 8700
www.mimecast.com

Mimecast is an email and data security company. Mimecast makes business email and data safer for 21,800 customers by continuously investing to thoughtfully integrate brand protection, security awareness training, web security, compliance, and other essential capabilities. Mimecast was founded in 2003 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 3 1 - - - 3 7
vol $88M $88M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Nullable, Inc. 2024-08-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Columbus, Ohio · www.awarehq.com
Code42 Software, Inc. 2024-07-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.code42.com
Elevate Security, Inc. 2024-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.elevatesecurity.com
eTorch Inc. 2020-07-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.messagecontrol.com
Solebit, Inc. 2018-07-31 88M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.solebit.io
Ataata, Inc. 2018-07-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Bethesda, Maryland · www.bethesda.net
iSheriff, Inc. 2016-11-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Redwood City, California · www.isheriff.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 5 (71%) 88M (100%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (29%) - - -
Total 7 $88M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 88M - -
  California 3 88M - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Total 7 $88M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $88M
TOTAL $88M
Largest Solebit, Inc.
$88M (2018-07-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)

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