M&A Deal Summary

Fortify Software Acquires Secure Software

On February 1, 2007, Fortify Software acquired software company Secure Software from Updata Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fortify Software’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Fortify Software’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fortify Software’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-02-01
Target Secure Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Fortify Software
Sellers(s) Updata Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Secure Software

McLean,, Virginia, United States
Secure Software provides application-security products and process technology that help organizations cost-effectively eliminate security flaws at the source - insecure software code - in legacy, acquired, and new-start applications

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fortify Software

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Fortify's Software Security Assurance products and services protect companies from the threats posed by security flaws in business-critical software applications.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

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 7 of 46
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 21
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 33
State: Virginia M&A 2 of 7
Country: United States M&A 7 of 42
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-22 Harmony Information Systems

Reston, Virginia, United States

Harmony Information Systems Inc. is a provider of Web-based, business process and case management software solutions for the human services industry. HarmonyIS developed and markets Harmony, a Web-based, enterprise framework suite of software applications for information management in the human services field.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-01 Softek Storage Solutions

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Softek Storage Solutions Corp. is a developer of software that reduces the risks, costs, and complexities of managing data storage in multi-vendor mainframe and open system environments.

Sell -