Cybersecurity companies need to grow both in innovative technology and in new markets if they are to be competitive in an industry that is constantly innovating. One of the ways to grow is by making mergers and acquisitions. La empresa Akami, por ejemplo ha realizado 17 mergers and acquisitions en el sector para poder situarse en una de las empresas líderes. Además el capital riesgo también está realizando mergers and acquisitions con el objetivo de hacer crecer las empresas y luego poder vender. Golden Gate capital, por ejemplo ha invertido este mes de Neustar.
1.Akamai Technologies buys Cyberfend to expand its bot-fighting efforts.
Cyberfend, is a security company with software that detects bots. Known as ghost users on social networks, a bot is a computer program that pretends to be a person.
Akami already offered a bot detection service since January 2016 and with this purchase the company will increase the capabilities of its Bot Manager software and add further differentiation from rivals.
Akami proporciona servicios en la nube para que los usuarios puedan operar de forma segura en la red. Fundada en 1999, un año después salió a la bolsa y desde ese momento ha llevado una política de crecimiento mediante mergers and acquisitions en diferentes ámbitos de la ciberseguridad.
“En total ha realizado 17 mergers and acquisitions, además de Cyberfend en el 2016 también ha comprado Soha system, para añadir la tecnología de acceso seguro a sus cloud Networks security y Concord Systems, un proveedor de tecnología para el procesamiento de datos a gran escala , en una transacción en efectivo” comenta Diego Gutierrez de Abra Invest.
Golden Gate Capital buys Neustar for $$1,8B
Neustar is a technology company that offers a range of cloud-based services that enable marketers and IT professionals to promote and protect their businesses. The company went public in 2005 and has now been bought by venture capital firm Golden Gate Capital, which will pay $ 33.50 per share in cash.
Golden Gate in a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that conducts buyout transactions and assists in the growth of companies in different sectors.
3.iSign International purchases GFS Technology
iSign International provides products and services for Bio-metric signature security. The company has developed original cyber security technology, which combines biometric signature recognition, innovative device pairing, dynamic PKI encryption, GPS location and computer-generated transactional password.
GFS Technology Inc. es una spin-out de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona, ubicada en Scottsdale, AZ. Fundada en 2011, la Compañía desarrolló y adquirió varias patentes innovadoras dirigidas al uso seguro de dispositivos móviles, enfocándose en la creación de una plataforma tecnológica que proporcionaría transacciones móviles totalmente seguras.
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