M&A Deal Summary

SafeNet Acquires Aladdin Knowledge Systems

On April 1, 2010, SafeNet acquired information technology company Aladdin Knowledge Systems from Vector Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SafeNet’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is SafeNet’s 1st transaction in Israel.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-04-01
Target Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) SafeNet
Sellers(s) Vector Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Tel Aviv, Israel
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. is a provider in software digital rights management (DRM), multi-form factor authentication, and secure web gateways.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SafeNet

Belcamp, Maryland, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Revenue 337M USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

SafeNet is a digital information security company. SafeNet protect, control the access to, and manage most sensitive data and high value software applications.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Israel) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-23 Assured Decisions

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Assured Decisions LLC is a provider of professional consulting services to the government’s cyber security community.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-12 Cryptocard

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Cryptocard Corp. is a provider of cloud based authentication solutions.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vector Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Vector Capital is a private equity firm specializing in spinouts, buyouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses. Vector targets both public and private company investments. Prospective businesses typically have strong customer bases, high gross margins, and at least $30 million in sales. Vector Capital was formed in 1997, after spinning out from Ziff Brothers Investments. The Firm is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 33
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 6
Type (Merger) 1 of 2
Country (Israel) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-12 Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Tel Aviv, Israel

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. is a provider in software digital rights management (DRM), multi-form factor authentication, and secure web gateways.

Buy $160M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-18 Certara

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Certara engages in model-informed drug development and regulatory science, focused on optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes. Certara was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Buy -
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