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Trusted Computer Solutions Acquires CounterStorm

On September 8, 2008, Trusted Computer Solutions acquired information technology company CounterStorm from Paladin Capital Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trusted Computer Solutions’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Trusted Computer Solutions’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trusted Computer Solutions’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-09-08
Target CounterStorm
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Trusted Computer Solutions
Sellers(s) Paladin Capital Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trusted Computer Solutions

Herndon, Vermont, United States
Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. provides cyber security solutions in US.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor 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 STATS #
Overall 3 of 44
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 31
State: New York M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 3 of 38
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-26 Initiate Systems

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Initiate Systems is a provider of master data management (MDM) software, which enables organizations to strategically leverage and share critical data assets by delivering a comprehensive, secure single view of citizens to government.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Vital Renewable Energy

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Vital Renewable Energy is a fully diversified biofuels platform, primarily focused on new build ethanol facilities with developed agricultural plans, improvements on and/or expansions of existing ethanol facilities and acquisitions of existing, capital-challenged ethanol facilities. Vital Renewable Energy was founded in 2008 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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