M&A Deal Summary

ARTISTdirect Acquires MediaSentry

On April 2, 2009, ARTISTdirect acquired internet software and services company MediaSentry from SafeNet for 936M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARTISTdirect’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is ARTISTdirect’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ARTISTdirect’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ARTISTdirect’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-04-02
Target MediaSentry
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) ARTISTdirect
Sellers(s) SafeNet
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 936M USD

Target

MediaSentry

New York, New York, United States
MediaSentry, Inc. is a provider of business and marketing intelligence services for digital media measurement, encompassing a large network of intelligent monitoring agents and proprietary databases that track, verify, measure and report on digital media consumption activity.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ARTISTdirect

Santa Monica, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees68
Revenue 12M USD (2008)
DESCRIPTION

ARTISTdirect, Inc. is a digital media technology company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SafeNet

Belcamp, Maryland, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Revenue 337M USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

SafeNet is a digital information security company. SafeNet protect, control the access to, and manage most sensitive data and high value software applications.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 SafeNet Government Solutions

Torrance, California, United States

SafeNet Government Solutions LLC is a manufacturer of cryptographic microcircuits.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-23 Assured Decisions

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Assured Decisions LLC is a provider of professional consulting services to the government’s cyber security community.

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