Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

Mimecast Acquires Ataata

On July 10, 2018, Mimecast acquired information technology company Ataata

Acquisition Context
  • This is Mimecast’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Mimecast’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mimecast’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 10, 2018
Target Ataata
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Mimecast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Ataata

Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Ataata, Inc. is a cyber security training and awareness platform designed to reduce human error in the workplace and help enable organizations to become more secure by changing the security culture of their employees. Ataata, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Mimecast

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,900
Revenue 501M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Mimecast is an email and data security company. Mimecast makes business email and data safer for 21,800 customers by continuously investing to thoughtfully integrate brand protection, security awareness training, web security, compliance, and other essential capabilities. Mimecast was founded in 2003 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 7
State: Maryland 1 of 1
Country: United States 2 of 7
Year: 2018 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-23 iSheriff

Redwood City, California, United States

iSheriff is a provider of content and endpoint security from the cloud. The Company keeps organizations and individuals safe from cybercrime, malware and digital threats.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-31 Solebit

San Francisco, California, United States

Solebit, Inc. is a security software developer. Solebit provides accurate and cost-effective approach for the identification and prevention of zero-day malware and unknown threats. Solebit, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy $88M