M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1999-12-23 |
| Target | Thawte Consulting Pty |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) | VeriSign |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 575M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Employees | 907 |
| Revenue | 1.6B USD (2024) |
VeriSign provides domain name registry services to power the navigation of the Internet by operating a global infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. The company's product suite also includes Network Intelligence and Availability Services, consisting of Distributed Denial of Service Protection Services, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed Domain Name System Services. VeriSign was formed in 1995 and is based in Reston, Virginia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 17 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 3 of 17 |
| Country: South Africa M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-20 |
Signio
Mountain View, California, United States Signio provides financial transaction processing services for e-commerce businesses. |
Buy | $1.3B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-07 |
Network Solutions
Herndon, Virginia, United States Network Solutions LLC is a provider of online solutions for small businesses. Network Solutions provides a variety of Internet services, including domain name registration, e-mail services, Web-site hosting and creation tools, and other value-added services for its more than 4 million customers. Network Solutions LLC was established in 1979 and is based in Herndon, Virginia. |
Buy | $21M |
