Venture • Information Technology

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Invests In Core Security Technologies

On April 11, 2005, private equity firm Morgan Stanley Capital Partners invested in information technology company Core Security Technologies

Investment Context
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.
Investment Fate
  • Core Security Technologies was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015.

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Investment Summary

Date April 11, 2005
Target Core Security Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Core Security Technologies

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Core Security Technologies, Inc. is a provider of vulnerability management and attack intelligence space services.
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Investor Overview 1

DESCRIPTION

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) is the private investment arm of financial services firm and investment bank Morgan Stanley. MSCP looks to partner with founders looking to leverage Morgan Stanley's resources, as well as fund corporate carveouts, recapitalizations, buyouts, and industry consolidations. Areas of interest include business services, industrials, education, consumer products/services, food/beverage, retail, healthcare, and packaging. MSCP primarily targets businesses operating in North America valued between $75 and $750 million. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 3 of 52
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 3
Type: Venture 3 of 5
State: Massachusetts 1 of 2
Country: United States 3 of 48
Year: 2005 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-07-09 DiscoveRx

Fremont, California, United States

DiscoveRx Corp. is an innovative company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes reagents, complete cell-based assay kits, profiling and screening services as well as other disruptive solutions for the drug discovery, screening, and life science markets. EFC technology is a proven, established screening platform in most major pharmaceutical companies. With over 900 stable cell lines, 4500 drug discovery assays and kits, and both custom and off-the shelf services, DiscoverX is one of the most trusted and utilized drug discovery portfolios in the world.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-01 Southern Star Central

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Southern Star Central is a provider of natural gas transmission and storage network. The pipeline network extends over more than 9,300 kilometers across eight states, serving mainly the Kansas and Missouri markets. Southern Star Central was founded in 2002 and is based in Owensboro, Kentucky.

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