M&A Deal Summary

Optiv Acquires FishNet Consulting

On February 2, 2015, Optiv acquired information technology company FishNet Consulting from Investcorp

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Optiv’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Optiv’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Optiv’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-02-02
Target FishNet Consulting
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Optiv
Sellers(s) Investcorp
Deal Type Merger

Target

FishNet Consulting

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
FishNet Security, Inc. is an information network security solutions company. FishNet's services include consulting, audit, monitoring, account management, integration, support and training.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Optiv

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Optiv is a provider of end-to-end cybersecurity solutions. The company help clients plan, build and run successful cybersecurity programs that achieve business objectives through depth and breadth of cybersecurity offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cybersecurity strategy, managed security services, incident response, risk and compliance, security consulting, training, and support, integration, and architecture services, and security technology. Optiv was founded in 2002 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 10
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-11 V3rity

St Andrews, United Kingdom

V3rity Ltd. a company renowned for its V3rity database forensics and analysis software, which significantly reduces the time to analyze compromised database servers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-12 Advancive Technology Solutions

Pasadena, California, United States

Advancive Technology Solutions is a provider of identity and access management (IAM) services and solutions. Advancive is a security advisory and solution implementation firm focused on identity and access, security risk and compliance management, infrastructure and application security. Company client organizations include Fortune 100 enterprises and large national and regional businesses representing financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and high-tech industries. Company believe that quality advice should be specific, reliable, and yield greater value than its cost.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Investcorp

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 53.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp is a global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 69 of 106
Sector (Information Technology) 7 of 10
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 48 of 62
Year (2015) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-29 Fritta

Castellón, Spain

Fritta designs, manufactures and sells frits, glazes, digital inks and ceramic colours for ceramic tiles. Fritta was founded in 1973 and is Castellón, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-11 Arvento

Bilkent / Ankara, Turkey

Arvento is a provider of telematics solutions, which provide fleet operators with visibility into vehicle location, fuel usage, speed and mileage and other insights into their mobile workforce, enabling them to reduce their operating costs and increase their revenues. Arvento was founded in 2005 and is based in Bilkent / Ankara, Turkey.

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