M&A Deal Summary

Ivanti Acquires RiskSense

On August 2, 2021, Ivanti acquired software company RiskSense from Spring Mountain Capital, Paladin Capital Group and Sun Mountain Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ivanti’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Ivanti’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ivanti’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-02
Target RiskSense
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Ivanti
Sellers(s) Spring Mountain Capital
Paladin Capital Group
Sun Mountain Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Momentum Cyber (Financial)
Fenwick & West (Legal)

Target

RiskSense

Sunnyvale, California, United States
RiskSense provides vulnerability management and prioritization to measure and control cybersecurity risk. The cloud-based RiskSense platform uses a foundation of risk-based scoring, analytics, and technology-accelerated pen testing to identify critical security weaknesses with corresponding remediation action plans, dramatically improving security and IT team efficiency and effectiveness. RiskSense was founded in 2015 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ivanti

South Jordan, Utah, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Ivanti is a provider of IT systems management, security management, and service management services. By integrating and automating critical IT tasks, Ivanti helps IT organizations successfully automate and secure the digital workplace. Ivanti is based in South Jordan, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Software) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2021) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-26 Cherwell Software

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Cherwell Software LLC is an IT and enterprise service management, Cherwell Software empowers IT to lead through the use of powerful and intuitive technology that enables better, faster, and more affordable innovation. The Cherwell® Service Management platform is built from the ground up with a unique codeless architecture that enables rapid time to value, infinite flexibility, and frictionless upgrades every time—at a fraction of the cost and complexity of legacy solutions. Cherwell Software was founded in 2004 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 3

DESCRIPTION

Spring Mountain Capital is a growth capital firm focused on providing expansion capital to tech-enabled companies across North America. The Firm looks to invest in earlier stage companies ($2 to $10 million of revenue) with high growth rates, proven products/services, and a path to profitability. Spring Mountain generally looks to commit $5 to $15 million per transaction. Spring Mountain Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 20
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 18
State (California) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 16 of 20
Year (2021) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-02 Home Captain

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Home Captain offers a web and mobile MLS-integrated home search app, an AI-powered chatbot, multiple world-class real estate concierge services, portfolio retention services, and a patent-pending agent matching technology. Home Captain was founded in 2013 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-15 Hurel

North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, United States

Hurel uses cell biology and microfluidics in a “chip” to help drug companies predict pre-clinically the drug candidates with the best chances of winning FDA approval. Hurel was founded in 2005 and is based in North Brunswick Township, New jersey.

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SELLER

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B 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 37 of 40
Sector (Software) 8 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 25 of 28
State (California) 12 of 13
Country (United States) 32 of 34
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-06 Nisos

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Nisos is a provider of cybersecurity and threat defense services, spanning both inside-the-network and outside-the-network engagements. The Company provides a suite of high-touch “active defense” services that assist enterprises in (i) protecting assets, (ii) informing corporate strategy, and (iii) defending against an evolving threat landscape. Nisos was founded in 2015 and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-24 Semperis

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Semperis is a pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, With its multi-layered defense approach before, during, and after an attack, Semperis offers the industry’s most comprehensive security technology for hybrid AD and other identity systems, combined with incident response expertise. Semperis was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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SELLER

Sun Mountain Capital

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sun Mountain Capital is a provider of fund investment advisory services as well as a direct investor. Sun Mountain's advisory practice develops customized private equity programs for institutional investors while the Firm's direct investment program looks to commit $250k to $10 million of capital for a variety of situations. Sun Mountain looks to be an active/hands-on investor. Sun Mountain Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Software) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 8
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-18 Exagen

Vista, California, United States

Exagen is a patient-focused, discovery-driven, CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited laboratory focused on providing physicians with products that address the significant unmet need for accurate and timely diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of ARD/CTD. Exagen was founded in 2002 and is based in Vista, California.

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