Venture • Information Technology

Paladin Capital Group Invests In CounterStorm

On December 12, 2005, growth capital firm Paladin Capital Group invested in information technology company CounterStorm

Investment Context

This is Paladin Capital Group’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
This is Paladin Capital Group’s 18th transaction in the United States.
This is Paladin Capital Group’s 3rd transaction in New York.

Investment Fate

CounterStorm was sold to a strategic buyer in 2008.

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Investment Summary
Date	December 12, 2005
Target	CounterStorm
Sector	Information Technology
Investor(s)	Paladin Capital Group
Deal Type	Venture

Target Company

CounterStorm

New York, New York, United States

CounterStorm, Inc. is a network security company that provides immediate defense against known, zero-day, and targeted attacks. Zero-day attacks exploit software vulnerabilities during the period before fixes are readily available. Targeted attacks are aimed at specific industries or companies, with a level of customization that makes them almost impossible to detect with traditional security products.

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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor

Category	Growth Capital Firm
Founded	2001
PE ASSETS	1.5B USD
Size	Large
Type	Sector Focused

DESCRIPTION

Paladin Capital Group is a growth capital firm focused on early and expansion stage businesses related to homeland security, defense, and business continuity. Specific areas of interest include identity management, antimicrobial solutions, mesh networks, IT services, data storage, business process software, network management software and detection, biometrics, and protective equipment. Paladin Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

Deal Context for Investor	#
Overall	18 of 62
Sector: Information Technology	3 of 15
Type: Venture	17 of 58
State: New York	3 of 7
Country: United States	18 of 55
Year: 2005	6 of 6

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2005-11-16	OQO San Francisco, California, United States OQO, Inc. is a developer of OQO model 01+ ultra personal computer (uPC), a full-powered, full-featured personal computer running Microsoft Windows XP in a pocketable form factor.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2005-11-16

OQO

San Francisco, California, United States

OQO, Inc. is a developer of OQO model 01+ ultra personal computer (uPC), a full-powered, full-featured personal computer running Microsoft Windows XP in a pocketable form factor.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2006-03-01	SafeView Santa Clara, California, United States SafeView, Inc. is a provider of personnel screening technology. SafeView's low power millimeter wave technology detects objects of concern such as weapons, explosives, plastics, ceramics, and metals by scanning the body and creating 3-D images of hidden contraband.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2006-03-01

SafeView

Santa Clara, California, United States

SafeView, Inc. is a provider of personnel screening technology. SafeView's low power millimeter wave technology detects objects of concern such as weapons, explosives, plastics, ceramics, and metals by scanning the body and creating 3-D images of hidden contraband.

Sell

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