Investment Summary

Dunrath Capital, Trident Capital and Paladin Capital Group Invest In Arxan

On August 14, 2002, private equity firm Dunrath Capital, Trident Capital and growth capital firm Paladin Capital Group invested in software company Arxan

Investment Highlights
  • This is Dunrath Capital’s 1st, Trident Capital’s 2nd and Paladin Capital Group’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Dunrath Capital’s 1st, Trident Capital’s 17th and Paladin Capital Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dunrath Capital’s 1st, Trident Capital’s 1st and Paladin Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Maryland.
Investment Fate
  • Arxan was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013.
  • Arxan merged with another company in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2002-08-14
Target Arxan
Sector Software
Investor(s) Dunrath Capital
Trident Capital
Paladin Capital Group
Deal Type Venture

Target

Arxan

Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Arxan is a provider of software security solutions. Arxan focuses on solutions that address the vulnerability of software running on a machine that is no longer controlled by the software’s creator. Arxan was founded in 2001 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

Dunrath Capital

Western Springs, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Dunrath Capital, Inc. is a 'research-based' private equity and strategic advisory firm. Dunrath's current area of interest is early and growth-stage investments in companies delivering infrastructure surety products and services. Dunrath invests in promising candidates across all stages development, with a particular emphasis in growth equity situations. Dunrath generally pursues companies located in the United States. Dunrath Capital is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 4
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 7
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 9
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-01 RedSky Technologies

Chicago, Illinois, United States

RedSky Technologies, Inc. offers automated E-911 solutions for enterprises and government agencies serving more than 200 customers including more than 50 who rank in the Fortune 500. RedSky maintains strategic relationships with major telecommunications equipment manufacturers including Avaya and Nortel, and 911 industry leaders and standards groups to provide a broad spectrum of products and services for enterprises and service providers. RedSky Technologies is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor

Trident Capital

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Trident Capital was a venture capital firm focused on investments at all company stages, from early and expansion stage investments to buyouts and recapitalizations. Trident focused on investments in tech-enabled sectors, including enterprise software/services, outsourcing and payments, healthcare software/services, internet/consumer, and energy/clean tech. In 2015, Trident ceased investing and the Firm's employees split to form Sunstone Partners, a growth equity firm, and Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture firm focused on the cyber security sector.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 86
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 18
Type: Venture M&A Deals 10 of 62
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 17 of 78
Year: 2002 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-04-10 Bluestar Solutions

Cupertino, California, United States

Bluestar Solutions, Inc.is an enterprise applications and outsourcing services provider.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-10-10 Montpelier Re Holdings

Pembroke, Bermuda

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. is a insurance and reinsurance company that focuses on the property reinsurance market. Targeted lines of business include property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance, property risk excess of loss reinsurance, facultative reinsurance, whole account quota share reinsurance, and property retrocession reinsurance.

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Investor

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Paladin Capital Group is a growth capital firm focused on early and expansion stage businesses related to homeland security, defense, and business continuity. Specific areas of interest include identity management, antimicrobial solutions, mesh networks, IT services, data storage, business process software, network management software and detection, biometrics, and protective equipment. Paladin Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 62
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 16
Type: Venture M&A Deals 2 of 58
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 55
Year: 2002 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-02-01 Akana

Los Angeles, California, United States

Akana, Inc. is a vendor of service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance software. It includes security, monitoring, reliability and registry services to deliver a one-stop shop for organizations building Web services and SOA.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-12-01 ClearCube

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

ClearCube is a provider of centralized computing and desktop virtualization solutions for many industries, including government and health care. ClearCube provides a managed desktop architecture that delivers dedicated, Intel-based PC functionality to a given user’s desktop from a centralized, rack-mounted environment. ClearCube was founded in 1997 and is based in Cedar Park, Texas.

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