M&A Deal Summary

AppRiver Acquires Roaring Penguin Software

On March 26, 2018, AppRiver acquired software company Roaring Penguin Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AppRiver’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is AppRiver’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is AppRiver’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-03-26
Target Roaring Penguin Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) AppRiver
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Roaring Penguin Software

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Roaring Penguin Software, Inc. is an Ottawa-based provider of email security solutions. The company offers anti-spam and anti-virus email filtering software to a broad base of managed service providers, internet service providers, universities, governments and commercial businesses throughout North America and Europe.

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Buyer

AppRiver

Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

AppRiver LLC is a provider of cloud-based cybersecurity and productivity software and services to over 53,000 companies worldwide. AppRiver offers a comprehensive suite of security products, including advanced spam and virus filtering, web malware protection, email encryption, secure archiving and email continuity services. AppRiver LLC was launched in 2002 and headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-10 Total Defense

Islandia, New York, United States

Total Defense is a global leader in malware detection and anti-crimeware solutions. Over 50,000 businesses across a wide spectrum of industries have deployed the Company's solutions, including some of the most sophisticated buyers of security technology worldwide, and over four million consumers worldwide use Total Defense's products. The Company's solutions include anti-malware, anti-virus, parental controls, intrusion prevention, mobile security, online back-up and PC optimization. Total Defense is a former business of CA Technologies, one of the largest software companies in the world, and has operations in New York, California, Europe and Asia.

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