M&A Deal Summary

Dell Acquires SecureWorks

On January 4, 2011, Dell acquired information technology company SecureWorks from Navigation Capital Partners, Frontier Growth and Great Hill Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dell’s 10th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Dell’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dell’s 1st transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • SecureWorks was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016.
  • SecureWorks was sold to a strategic buyer in 2024 for 859M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-01-04
Target SecureWorks
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Dell
Sellers(s) Navigation Capital Partners
Frontier Growth
Great Hill Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SecureWorks

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
SecureWorks is a provider of information security services, with over 2,600 clients worldwide spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Organizations of all sizes, including more than ten percent of the Fortune 500, rely on SecureWorks to protect their assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. SecureWorks was founded in 1999 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dell

Round Rock, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees133,000
Revenue 88.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Building 7 on Dell's campus in Round Rock, Texas.
Building 7 on Dell's campus in Round Rock, Texas.

Dell is a global provider of technology equipment and information technology software and solutions. Dell Technologies looks to bring together the entire infrastructure from hardware to software to services. Through its recent combination with EMC, Dell Technologies offers next-generation solutions through its Client Solutions Group, Infrastructure Solutions Group, VMware, Inc., RSA Information Security, SecureWorks Corp., Pivotal Software, Inc., Boomi, Inc., and Virtustream, Inc. Dell's solutions enable digital transformation and encompass software-defined data centers, all-flash arrays, hybrid cloud, converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, cloud-native software application development tools, mobile, and security solutions. Dell was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 31
Sector (Information Technology) 10 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 29
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 28
Year (2011) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-22 InSite One

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

InSite One is a service provider of medical data archiving, storage, and disaster-recovery solutions to the healthcare industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-20 RNA Networks

Portland, Oregon, United States

RNA Networks sells a virtual memory solution that enables users to pool the resources of several machines into one large virtual machine.

Buy -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Navigation Capital Partners

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 340M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Navigation Capital Partners (NCP) is a private equity firm that makes growth and buyout investments in established mid-market companies with longstanding customer relationships, proprietary manufacturing processes, and mission-critical services. Target companies typically have annual sales up to $150 million and the firm can commit between $10 and $40 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include engineered industrial products, automotive & recreational vehicle components, building & construction products, packaging products & services, specialty chemicals, value-added distribution, business services, financial services, healthcare services, and transportation/logistics. Navigation Capital Partners is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 26
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 12
State (Georgia) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 14 of 26
Year (2011) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-08 Quantapoint

Houston, Texas, United States

Quantapoint provides digital measurement technology and specialized services that help clients achieve Zero-Defect Projects™ and improve asset lifecycle decison making. The company "digitizes" facilities using its patented laser scanning technology and provides professional services for visualization, analysis, quality control and decision support to help eliminate potential risks across the project lifecycle.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-12 Exeter Finance

Austin, Texas, United States

Exeter Finance is an indirect auto finance company. The company underwrites, purchases, services, and securitizes retail installment contracts from U.S. automobile dealers. It works with more than 11,000 dealers and 475,000 customers nationwide providing indirect financing for both new and used vehicles. The company has a serviced finance portfolio of more than $7 billion. Exeter Finance was formed in 2006 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Sell -
SELLER

Frontier Growth

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Frontier Capital LLC is a private investment firm that provides expansion capital to high-growth 'technology-enabled' business service companies generating revenues $8-$30 million. Frontier targets companies that utilize technology, an innovative business process, or a unique expertise to deliver a differentiated service to customers. Frontier typically invests throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US and looks to commit $10 to $50 million of equity capital per transaction. Investment proceeds are generally used for growth initiatives, acquisitions, or to provide shareholder liquidity. Frontier Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 38
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 23
State (Georgia) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 10 of 36
Year (2011) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-09 Perceptis

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Perceptis is a provider of advanced help desk, customer support services and business intelligence to higher education. We provide 24/7 support for IT, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Recruitment, Admissions, Enrollment, Retention, Facilities and General Switchboard. With a 21st century service model approach, our focus is on providing exceptional customer service.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-22 Quickparts

Seattle, Washington, United States

Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers looking to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design) models. Quickparts was founded in 1999 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Sell $23M
SELLER

Great Hill Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 12.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth equity and recapitalization investments in well established public and private companies valued put to $1 billion. Great Hill targets companies within consumer services, business services, financial technology, healthcare, internet, logistics, media, communications, technology services, software and transaction processing. The Firm invests in the range of $25 to $500 million per transaction. Great Hill prefers companies located in the US, but will also consider opportunities in Europe and Latin America. Great Hill Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 62
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 38
State (Georgia) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 11 of 52
Year (2011) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Central Security Group

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Central Security Group is a Full service provider of security alarm monitoring services for primarily residential customers. Central Security Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-11 Ascenty

Campinas, Brazil

Ascenty is the largest data center provider in Brazil, with seven data centers currently operating and an additional data center under construction. The company was founded in 2010 and has focused on building world-class data centers while serving some of the largest global technology companies. All the company’s data centers are interconnected using a proprietary 4,000 km fiber-optic network.

Buy -