M&A Deal Summary

Microsoft Acquires CloudKnox

On July 21, 2021, Microsoft acquired information technology company CloudKnox

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsoft’s 15th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Microsoft’s 147th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsoft’s 55th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-07-21
Target CloudKnox
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Microsoft
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CloudKnox

Sunnyvale, California, United States
CloudKnox is a Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) that offers complete visibility into privileged access. CloudKnox helps organizations right-size permissions and consistently enforce least-privilege principles to reduce risk, and it employs continuous analytics to help prevent security breaches and ensure compliance. CloudKnox was founded in 2015 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

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Buyer

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees228,000
Revenue 245.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is a global technology company that offers a broad spectrum of software products, services, and devices designed to help individuals and organizations across various sectors. Its extensive portfolio includes the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and the Azure cloud computing platform, providing solutions for computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Microsoft also delves into enterprise applications with Dynamics 365, connects professionals via LinkedIn, and engages gamers through its Xbox brand and related services. Additionally, it offers internet services such as Bing for web search, Outlook.com for email, and Skype for communication. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 203 of 213
Sector: Information Technology M&A 15 of 19
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 190 of 199
State: California M&A 55 of 57
Country: United States M&A 147 of 153
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-12 RiskIQ

San Francisco, California, United States

RiskIQ is a provider of website security, mobile application security, and anti-malvertising solutions beyond the firewall. The company was built with a purpose in mind: obtaining visibility over the endless landscape that is the great unknown–the Web. RiskIQ was for,ed in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-28 Suplari

Seattle , Washington, United States

Suplari is the Spend Agility company that delivers the first-ever Spend Intelligence Cloud that enables finance, procurement, and business leaders to continuously and collaboratively optimize sourcing, forecasting, risk, and compliance. Suplari was founded in 2017 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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