M&A Deal Summary

AppRiver Acquires Total Defense

On October 10, 2018, AppRiver acquired software company Total Defense from Updata Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AppRiver’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is AppRiver’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is AppRiver’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-10
Target Total Defense
Sector Software
Buyer(s) AppRiver
Sellers(s) Updata Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

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 2 of 2
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-26 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Updata Partners

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Updata Partners is the investment affiliate of Updata Advisors, an East Coast US based investment bank. Updata Partners looks to invest in growth oriented information technology businesses from early-stage to buyout, with revenues up to $50 million. Updata Partners typically invests between $15 and $150 million as a lead or co-lead investor. Within information technology, Updata has specific interest in; infrastructure software, physical and digital security, storage software, educational software, internet and interactive technology, media and wireless infrastructure and services, financial technology software, retail technology, business intelligence, subscription-based and on-demand information services, and business services. Updata Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 46
Sector: Software M&A 21 of 21
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 28 of 33
State: New York M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 37 of 42
Year: 2018 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-04 Glassbox

Petah Tikva, Israel

Glassbox is an analytics platform used to optimize user experiences on web and mobile applications. Glassbox informs and facilitates action based on those insights that can lead to enhanced customer experience, faster customer disputes resolution, improved regulatory compliance, and agile IT troubleshooting. Glassbox was established in 2010 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-13 Adthena

London, United Kingdom

Adthena provides a competitive intelligence and brand protection software and data platform for paid search. Adthena’s user-friendly interface segments data to provide insights into Brand Protection, Partner Management, Strategic Planning, Gap Analysis, and Ad Copy Analysis delivering all the key insights search advertisers need. Adthena was established in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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