M&A Deal Summary

Mill Point Capital Acquires SS8

On June 27, 2025, private equity firm Mill Point Capital acquired software company SS8 from HighBar Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mill Point Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Mill Point Capital’s 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mill Point Capital’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-27
Target SS8
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Mill Point Capital
Sellers(s) HighBar Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Union Square Advisors (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

SS8

Milpitas, California, United States
SS8 provides end-to-end communications and cyber intelligence solutions to access and intercept information and conduct data discovery to deliver actionable intelligence for analysis to national governments law enforcement agencies. SS8 was founded in 1999 and is based in Milpitas, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Mill Point Capital is a private equity firm focused on buyouts of established middle-market companies with strong track records. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout North American and generally looks to invest $15 to $80 million in companies valued up to $250 million. Sectors of interest include industrial and business services. Mill Point Capital is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 28
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 27 of 27
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-16 Koozie Group

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Koozie Group designs, creates, and produces reliable products and offers services that support and build brand legacies. Koozie Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HighBar Partners

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 200M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

HighBar Partners is a private investment firm focused on strategic growth capital investments in enterprise and infrastructure software companies. The Firm was originally formed as the personal investment vehicle for three executives who were part of the founding teams at Sun Microsystems and Brocade Communications Systems. HighBar is now an institutional investor with operating executives who work closely with portfolio companies during the evaluation, planning and execution phases of development. HighBar Partners was established in 1995 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-11 Signpost

New York, New York, United States

Signpost is a provider of marketing and communications software solutions for home services. Signpost helps businesses enhance and expand their market reach – providing online presence and reputation management tools to capture, qualify, and follow up with inbound inquiries. Signpost was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

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