Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has bought Envera Systems, a provider of security and access controls for gated communities and homeowners associations. The post Wind Point Partners picks up gated community, HOA access
SYN Ventures, a VC house focused on security and cybersecurity, national defense, privacy, regulatory compliance and data governance, has closed its second fund on $300m. The post Security, privacy-focused SYN Ventures hits $300m Fund II
Password management and online security platform 1Password has hit a $6.8bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series C round led by ICONIQ Growth and backed by celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. The
Mid-market US buyout house Gemspring Capital Management has sealed its first deal of 2022 by picking up a majority stake in Security 101, a provider of commercial security system solutions. Security 101 delivers services and products
Venture capital investment giant Andreessen Horowitz has furthered its investments in airspace security and management technology company SkyCafe through the participation in a series B round. The post Andreessen Horowitz invests in airspace security company
API protection business Noname Security has hit a $1bn valuation through a new venture capital-led investment round. The post API protection startup Noname surges to unicorn status just a year after leaving stealth first appeared
Cloud security specialist Sysdig has hit a $2.5bn valuation thanks to a Series G round led by Permira’s growth fund. The post Sysdig hits $2.5bn valuation thanks as Permira leads Series G round first appeared
Global buyout major Permira has agreed a $5.8bn take-private deal for cloud cybersecurity business Mimecast. The post Permira agrees $5.8bn buyout of email security specialist Mimecast first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Cloud-scale security analytics business Panther Labs has hit a $1.4bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series B investment round. The post Cloud security business Panther Labs hits $1.4bn valuation through big VC-backed Series B first
Lee Equity Partners has bought a majority stake in security system specialist Unlimited Technology. The post Lee Equity takes majority stake in security system business Unlimited Technology first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Security software major McAfee is going private again just a year after its IPO thanks to a $14bn buyout deal led by a string of PE firms and institutional investors. The post McAfee to go
Drata, a security and compliance automation company, has hit a $1bn valuation through a Series B funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. The post Drata hits $1bn valuation thanks to ICONIQ Growth-led Series B round
UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed a majority investment in call and contact centre data security and compliance specialist Semafone. The post Livingbridge aims to tap into $150bn info security, risk market with Semafone
Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital has warned investors their personal and financial may have been accessed by hackers after an employee reportedly fell prey to a phishing email.
API security company Salt Security has scored $30m in a Series B round led by Sequoia Capital - its second funding round of the year.
BC Partners has upped its aggressive takeover offer for UK security business G4S to £3.68bn as its ongoing efforts to buy the company continue.
European private equity house Main Capital has bought a majority stake in IT identity and access management business Pointsharp with the aim of creating a major Swedish security player.
Buyout house AE Industrial Partners has bought and merged Linkware and Pangiam to create a new travel solutions tech platform.
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a £1.4m seed financing round for visual data security and privacy business Pimloc.
Open source management company FOSSA has closed its Series B round on $23.2m to support the release of its Security Management service. The capital was supplied by Bain Capital Ventures, Canvas Ventures and Costanoa Ventures.
