M&A Deal Summary

Zix Acquires Entrust Datacard - Entelligence Messaging Server

On September 14, 2017, Zix acquired information technology company Entrust Datacard - Entelligence Messaging Server from Entrust

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zix’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Zix’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zix’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-09-14
Target Entrust Datacard - Entelligence Messaging Server
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Zix
Sellers(s) Entrust
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Entrust Datacard - Entelligence Messaging Server

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Entrust Datacard Corp. - Entelligence Messaging Server is an email encryption solution, and the related business.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zix

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Software
Employees543
Revenue 218M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Zix is a provider of email security services. Zix also offers superior solutions in email data loss prevention and email bring your own device (BYOD) security. Zix is trusted by the nation’s most influential institutions in healthcare, finance, and government for easy-to-use secure email solutions that meet data protection and compliance needs. Zix was founded in 1988 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-15 Greenview Data

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Greenview Data, Inc. is a provider of software and IT services since 1980. Company launched SpamStopsHere, innovative premium antispam service in 2002. Greenview now provides complete hosted email security with zero-hour antivirus protection, RestorEmail archiving, ZixCorp-powered encryption and Zimbra-powered hosting.

Buy $7M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-03 Erado

Renton, Washington, United States

Erado is a provider of archiving, supervision, eDiscovery, and analytics for the financial sector. Erado was established in 1994 and is based in Renton, Washington.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Entrust

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION
Entrust Datacard's corporate headquarters in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Entrust Datacard's corporate headquarters in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Entrust keeps the world moving safely by enabling strong identities, secure payments, and protected data. Entrust offers an unmatched breadth of solutions that are critical to the future of secure enterprises, governments, the people they serve, and the data and transactions associated with them. Entrust is based in Shakopee, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-17 Entrust

Dallas, Texas, United States

Entrust secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in more than 2,000 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-29 Trustis

Thatcham, United Kingdom

Trustis Ltd. is a specialized managed service provider of public key infrastructure (PKI) and crypto management solutions based in Thatcham, United Kingdom (UK).

Buy -
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