M&A Deal Summary

Sophos Acquires Barricade Security Systems

On November 1, 2016, Sophos acquired internet software and services company Barricade Security Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sophos’ 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Sophos’ 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-01
Target Barricade Security Systems
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Sophos
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Barricade Security Systems

Cork, Ireland
Barricade Security Systems Ltd. is an analytics engine built on machine learning techniques. Barricade Security Systems Ltd. was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Search 214,239 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sophos

Abingdon, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Information Technology
Employees3,381
Revenue 711M GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Sophos' office building in North Sydney, Australia.
Sophos' office building in North Sydney, Australia.

Sophos is a provider of information technology security and data protection solutions. Sophos' cloud-native and AI-enhanced solutions secure endpoints (laptops, servers and mobile devices) and networks against evolving cybercriminal tactics and techniques, including automated and active-adversary breaches, ransomware, malware, exploits, data exfiltration, phishing, and more. Sophos was founded in 1985 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 14
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-14 SurfRight B.V.

Hengelo, Netherlands

SurfRight B.V. is a developer of software technologies to prevent, detect and remediate zero-day and sophisticated attacks by interrupting malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) vectors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-08 Invincea

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Invincea, Inc. is a provider of next-generation malware protection. Invincea’s endpoint security portfolio is designed to detect and prevent unknown malware and sophisticated attacks via its patented deep learning neural-network algorithms.

Buy $100M