DataVisor Announces $40 Million Strategic Growth Investment Led by Brighton Park Capital

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New Funding Will Accelerate Global Go-to-Market Strategy and Increase Platform Scale

Mountain View, CA, December 14, 2022DataVisor, a US company and a global leader in online fraud detection and risk management software for financial services and digital commerce, today announced that it has secured a $40 million strategic growth investment led by Brighton Park Capital (“Brighton Park”), an investment firm that specializes in collaborating with software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services businesses. All major existing investors, including NewView Capital and GSR Ventures, also participated. The new capital will accelerate DataVisor’s global go-to-market strategy and drive further expansion at scale.

Founded by Yinglian Xie, PhD and Fang Yu, PhD, who met while working on large-scale distributed systems at Microsoft, DataVisor’s Fraud and Risk Platform applies both business-specific rules and machine learning models to help users proactively identify fraudulent patterns and potential areas of vulnerability with high detection accuracy. Unlike signals, or single use-case point solutions, DataVisor’s holistic platform approach addresses risk at every touchpoint in the customer journey, helping fraud leaders, business users, and data analysts across the organization dramatically reduce fraud and friction. DataVisor has rapidly grown its diverse customer base to include many Fortune 500 financial services and e-commerce organizations globally, including DCI, NASA Federal Credit Union, Neo Financial, Galileo Financial Technologies, and Air Asia, and experienced 3x ARR growth in FY22.

“Digital innovation is not just transforming how consumers transact, but also how fraudsters leverage technology to identify and exploit exposures to data,” said Yinglian Xie, CEO and Co-Founder of DataVisor. “Businesses today need access to advanced technology to counter these sophisticated fraudsters, and to do so in a cost-effective manner. DataVisor’s platform approach allows organizations to adopt a cutting-edge fraud management solution that is effective, efficient, and delivers instant ROI.”

Xie continued, “Since founding DataVisor in 2013, our team has been keenly focused on developing a best-in-class platform that meets the holistic and comprehensive needs of customers around the world. Now is the right time to further scale our platform through a strong go-to market strategy, which is why we are thrilled to be partnering with Brighton Park. Their team of investment professionals not only has significant expertise in enterprise SaaS and fintech, but also broad industry connections and deep experience executing B2B and go-to-market strategies.”

“The proliferation of online financial services has been accompanied by an increase in frequency, scale, and success rate of fraudulent activity. As fraudsters have become more sophisticated, single use-case and rules-based systems are no longer working, and most AI-based fraud detection tools are not built for enterprise scale,” said Tim Drager, Principal at Brighton Park. “Yinglian and Fang have applied their world-class expertise in large scale AI systems to build a leading enterprise fraud and risk platform that addresses the sophistication and magnitude of these attacks, as evidenced by their exceptional customer roster. We are thrilled to partner with the team to help combat this growing global problem and accelerate the Company’s growth.”

This investment is the latest in a year of significant milestones for DataVisor. Read more about DataVisor’s significant product growth and expanded capabilities accomplished in 2022 here.

The addition of DataVisor builds on Brighton Park’s active cybersecurity portfolio, which currently includes Darktrace, Coralogix, and OPSWAT.

About DataVisor
DataVisor is the world’s leading fraud and risk management platform that enables organizations to respond to fast-evolving fraud attacks and mitigate risks as they happen in real time. Its comprehensive solution suite combines patented machine learning technology with native device intelligence and a powerful decision engine to provide protection for the entire customer lifecycle across industries and use cases. DataVisor is recognized as an industry leader and has been adopted by many Fortune 500 companies across the globe.

About Brighton Park Capital
Brighton Park is a Greenwich, CT-based investment firm that specializes in software, healthcare, and technology-enabled services. The firm invests in companies that provide highly innovative solutions in partnership with great management teams. Brighton Park brings purpose-built value-add capabilities that match the unique requirements of each of its companies. For more information about Brighton Park, please visit www.bpc.com.

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KnowBe4 to be Acquired by Vista Equity Partners For $4.6 Billion

TAMPA BAY, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KnowBe4, Inc. (the “Company” or “KnowBe4”) (Nasdaq: KNBE), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion on an equity value basis.

“As a significant investor in KnowBe4, we could not be more excited to take this next step in our journey together”

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Under the terms of the merger agreement, KnowBe4 stockholders will receive $24.90 per share in cash upon completion of the proposed transaction. The per share purchase price represents a 44 percent premium to the Company’s unaffected closing price on September 16, 2022, the last full trading day before Vista publicly disclosed its initial non-binding acquisition proposal on its Schedule 13-D. As disclosed by KnowBe4 in a press release dated September 19, 2022, an independent Special Committee of KnowBe4’s Board of Directors (the “Special Committee”) was formed to review this proposal and other potential value creation opportunities.

“Today’s announcement is a testament to the success of our strategy and the strength of our incredible team. This acquisition by Vista represents the next phase of our journey,” said Stu Sjouwerman, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KnowBe4. “KnowBe4 has a strong record of performance, as evidenced by our market-leading platform and global customer base. Under Vista’s ownership, we will have access to additional resources and support, which will help us achieve our goals and deliver enhanced value to our customers. We look forward to partnering with Vista’s team to continue empowering businesses worldwide to strengthen their human firewall and make smarter security decisions every day.”

“As a trusted partner to enterprise software companies around the world, we make a point to invest in businesses that make a difference and have a demonstrated track record of success,” said Michael Fosnaugh, Co-Head of Vista’s Flagship Fund and Senior Managing Director. “We look forward to leveraging our deep understanding of the business to help Stu and his talented and experienced team address the human element of cybersecurity.”

“As a significant investor in KnowBe4, we could not be more excited to take this next step in our journey together,” commented Rod Aliabadi, Managing Director at Vista. “We have long appreciated the work that KnowBe4 does in strengthening the human layer of cybersecurity through educating employees on how to identify social engineering and related cyber threats.”

Certain Terms, Approvals and Timing

Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved and recommended to the Board by the Special Committee and then unanimously approved and recommended for approval by the stockholders by KnowBe4’s Board of Directors, KnowBe4 stockholders will receive $24.90 in cash for each share of common stock that they own.

In connection with Vista’s initial acquisition proposal, KnowBe4, under the supervision of the Special Committee and its legal and financial advisors, engaged in a robust process, including evaluating transaction alternatives against KnowBe4’s standalone plan and other strategic alternatives. Following this process, the Special Committee and KnowBe4’s Board of Directors each unanimously determined that the transaction with Vista is in the best interests of KnowBe4 and its stockholders.

In connection with the transaction, Vista has entered into support agreements with Mr. Sjouwerman and investment funds affiliated with KKR and Elephant Partners. Under these agreements, which collectively account for approximately 83 percent of KnowBe4’s outstanding voting power, the applicable stockholders have agreed to vote all of their shares of KnowBe4 common stock in favor of the transaction, subject to certain terms and conditions contained therein, and to roll some of their existing equity into the acquiring company or purchase equity in the acquiring company. Vista intends to finance the transaction through a combination of debt and equity financing, including the rollover and investment contemplated by the support agreements.

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and approval by KnowBe4 stockholders. The transaction is subject to approval by the holders of (i) a majority of the voting power of KnowBe4’s outstanding common stock, (ii) a majority of the voting power of KnowBe4’s outstanding common stock not owned by Vista, certain members of KnowBe4’s management and stockholders rolling some or all of their existing equity in KnowBe4, and certain of their respective affiliates, including, but not limited to, Mr. Sjouwerman and investment funds affiliated with KKR and Elephant Partners, and (iii) a majority of the outstanding shares of each of KnowBe4’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting as separate classes. Upon completion of the transaction, KnowBe4’s shares will no longer trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, and KnowBe4 will become a private company.

The foregoing description of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full terms of the merger agreement, which KnowBe4 will be filing on Form 8-K.

Advisors

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor to the Special Committee, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation is serving as KnowBe4’s legal advisor and Potter Anderson & Corroon is serving as the Special Committee’s legal advisor.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel and Guggenheim Securities, LLC is serving as financial advisor for Vista.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal counsel to KKR, Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal counsel to Elephant Partners and Moulton Moore Stella LLP is serving as legal counsel to Mr. Sjouwerman.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 52,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense.

About Vista Equity Partners

Vista is a leading global investment firm with $94 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022. The firm exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit and public equity strategies, bringing an approach that prioritizes creating enduring market value for the benefit of its global ecosystem of investors, companies, customers and employees. Vista’s investments are anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven, flexible management techniques that drive sustainable growth. Vista believes the transformative power of technology is the key to an even better future – a healthier planet, a smarter economy, a diverse and inclusive community and a broader path to prosperity. Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com. Follow Vista on LinkedIn, @Vista Equity Partners, and on Twitter, @Vista_Equity.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

KnowBe4, its directors and certain executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the pending acquisition of KnowBe4 (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, KnowBe4 will file a proxy statement (the “Transaction Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Company, certain of its affiliates and certain affiliates of Vista will jointly file a transaction statement on Schedule 13e-3 (the “Schedule 13e-3”). Additional information regarding such participants, including their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Transaction Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction. Information relating to the foregoing can also be found in KnowBe4’s definitive proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2022 Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022. To the extent that holdings of KnowBe4’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in the 2022 Proxy Statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.

Promptly after filing the definitive Transaction Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13e-3 with the SEC, KnowBe4 will mail such materials and a WHITE proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting to consider the Transaction. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TRANSACTION PROXY STATEMENT AND THE SCHEDULE 13E-3 (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT KNOWBE4 WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, the preliminary and definitive versions of the Transaction Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13e-3, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any other relevant documents filed by KnowBe4 with the SEC in connection with the Transaction at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of KnowBe4’s definitive Transaction Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13e-3, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any other relevant documents filed by KnowBe4 with the SEC in connection with the Transaction will also be available, free of charge, at KnowBe4’s investor relations website (https://investors.KnowBe4.com) or by emailing IR@knowbe4.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Transaction, including the expected timing of the closing of the Transaction; considerations taken into account by KnowBe4’s Special Committee and its Board of Directors in recommending the Transaction for approval and approving the Transaction; and expectations for KnowBe4 following the closing of the Transaction. Such forward looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, including those associated with: the possibility that the conditions to the closing of the Transaction are not satisfied, including the risk that required regulatory approvals to consummate the Transaction are not obtained and that KnowBe4’s stockholders do not approve the merger agreement; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could result in the merger agreement being terminated or the merger not being completed on the terms reflected in the merger agreement, or at all, and the risk that the merger agreement may be terminated in circumstances that require us to pay a termination fee; potential litigation relating to the Transaction; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the Transaction; the ability of each party to consummate the Transaction; possible disruption related to the Transaction to KnowBe4’s current plans and operations, including through the loss of customers and employees; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that KnowBe4 files with the SEC, including KnowBe4’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 10, 2022 and August 4, 2022, each of which may be obtained on the investor relations section of KnowBe4’s website (https://investors.knowbe4.com). If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of KnowBe4’s assumptions prove incorrect, KnowBe4’s actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to KnowBe4 as of the date of this communication, and KnowBe4 does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.

Contacts

For KnowBe4:

Ken Talanian
Investor Relations
IR@Knowbe4.com
(727) 286-3584

Kathy Wattman
Public Relations
PR@KnowBe4.com
(727) 474-9950

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Eric Brielmann / Caroline Lipe
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449

For Vista Equity Partners:

Brian W. Steel
Vista Equity Partners
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(212) 804-9170

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Owl Rock leads $401 million financing for Arctic Wolf

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Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl, leads $401M financing round for Arctic Wolf. Blue Owl’s David Jar and Ilan Aharoni commented that, “We are delighted to expand our partnership with Arctic Wolf. Arctic Wolf addresses several of the key themes we see across the cybersecurity landscape: the challenge of monitoring and securing increasingly complex IT environments, the difficulty in keeping pace with sophisticated threat actors, the need to unify disparate and sprawling toolsets, and the major talent shortage in security.”

To learn more about the transaction, please view the press release from October 6, 2022 below.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — Arctic Wolf®, a leader in security operations, today announced the closing of a convertible notes offering in the aggregate principal amount of $401 million, led by existing investor Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl Capital, with participation from new and existing investors including Viking Global Investors, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and funds advised by Neuberger Berman.

This announcement marks another milestone in Arctic Wolf’s journey, amidst a strong demand for end-to-end security operations solutions which has seen the Arctic Wolf Security Operations Cloud scale to become a leading data platform in cybersecurity, processing more than 2.5 trillion security events per week.

Building on strong demand for the Arctic Wolf Security Operations Cloud and the cybersecurity outcomes it helps enable across the entire security operations framework, Arctic Wolf’s business has continued to accelerate in the last year. Currently, Arctic Wolf serves over 3,000 customers that range from large enterprises to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), while working with a growing roster of over 1,100 channel partners worldwide that support our fast-paced, frictionless go-to-market model.

In the last twelve months, Arctic Wolf has also doubled its headcount driven by expansion into new global markets including most recently, South Africa, Benelux, and the Nordics, as well as an upcoming launch into APAC. This international expansion follows on the heels of Arctic Wolf opening its EMEA headquarters in Newcastle, England and the establishment of its first European security operations center (SOC) in Frankfurt, Germany.

As a leading technology company helping to define the security operations market, Arctic Wolf continues to develop new capabilities that advance its offering of a comprehensive range of technology and services designed to further the company’s mission to end cyber risk. Specifically, Arctic Wolf has recently introduced new incident response offerings via its Tetra Defense business unit, further enhanced its Security Operations Warranty offering, which offers eligible customers up to $1 million in financial assistance in the event of certain cyber attacks, and launched a new Data Exploration module which allows internal IT and security teams to quickly find answers to critical security questions with data that spans their security and IT toolset.

These new and enhanced offerings further extend Arctic Wolf’s leadership in the security operations space which continues to be highlighted by leading industry analysts and the IT and security user community. According to the Gartner® report, Market Share: Managed Security Services, Worldwide, 2021[1], Arctic Wolf was the fastest growing MDR Managed Security Service vendor by revenue in 2021. While on Gartner Peer Insights™, 99% of reviewers would recommend Arctic Wolf for Managed Detection and Response as of September 30, 2022. Arctic Wolf was also the only company to be named to all four of the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fast Company Most Innovative Companies, and Fortune and Great Place to Work®’s Best Medium Workplaces lists for 2022, further underscoring the company’s place not just as an emerging force in cybersecurity industry, but across the technology sector as a whole.

“We’re delighted to expand our partnership with Arctic Wolf” said Ilan Aharoni, vice president at Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl Capital. “Many businesses lack the expertise and resources to secure themselves against today’s growing challenges. Arctic Wolf’s continued growth and expansion amidst a tumultuous market is a testament to the strong value proposition of its one-stop cloud native platform coupled with its differentiated delivery model.”

“Arctic Wolf addresses several of the key themes we see across the cybersecurity landscape: the challenge of monitoring and securing increasingly complex IT environments, the difficulty in keeping pace with sophisticated threat actors, the need to unify disparate and sprawling toolsets, and the major talent shortage in security” said David Jar, managing director at Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl Capital. “We’re thrilled to deepen our relationship with the management team as they continue their relentless focus on customers and executing against the market opportunity.”

“This latest investment is a testament to our opportunity to unify the market at hand through our security operations platform, while solving the ever-present cyber talent crisis,” said Nick Schneider, Arctic Wolf’s president and chief executive officer. “By bringing our holistic platform to our customers, we are bridging the security operations gap faced by businesses of all sizes. We are excited to leverage this latest financing round to continue our hypergrowth journey.”

Morgan Stanley served as financial advisor to Arctic Wolf and acted as the sole placement agent for the note offering, Cooley LLP served as Arctic Wolf’s legal counsel and Latham & Watkins LLP served as Owl Rock’s counsel.

[1] Gartner, “Market Share: Managed Security Services, Worldwide, 2021”, Hardeep Singh, Mark Wah, et al, April 11, 2022.

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CapMan Buyout invests in fast-growing cybersecurity and IT services provider Netox

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July 08 2022 at 10:00 AM EEST

CapMan Buyout invests in fast-growing cybersecurity and IT services provider Netox

CapMan Buyout has entered into an agreement to invest in fast-growing cybersecurity and IT services provider Netox. The company holds a unique offering and business model, especially suitable for SMEs and public sector clients. The company has grown rapidly over the past years, all the while building and maintaining a strong winning culture and attracting highly skilled professionals within the sector. CapMan Buyout will acquire a majority equity stake in the company, Netox founder and CEO Mikko Luhtaniemi and current Chairman of the Board, Niko Candelin, together with other key employees, will continue as significant shareholders in the company.

Netox was founded in 2004 by Mikko Luhtaniemi, currently CEO. Niko Candelin, currently Chairman of the Board and Chief Enterprise Architect at the company joined shortly after. The company’s core businesses are Cyber Security, Cloud, Server and Network services, which are up to 80% recurring revenue. Netox’s combination of a broad IT service offering, and an advanced end-to-end IT security offering puts them in a unique market position, especially towards SME and public sector clients who favour a one-stop shop partner. Currently, the company serves over 100 customers of which many are well recognized, fast-growing, and internationalising Finnish companies and societally significant public sector players.

Netox operates in a growing market, driven especially by growth in cybersecurity services, and has grown at rates exceeding market growth. Since 2019, Netox has achieved sales growth of 80% per annum. Simultaneously, the company has managed to attract high-calibre experts and management, growing from 74 employees in 2020 to 129 employees in 2022. The company still holds a relatively small market share, and is in an excellent position to continue its accelerated growth.

“We are very excited about partnering up with CapMan for the next part of our journey. We have grown fast in recent years, but we see this as just the beginning. As we continue to expand, the key for us will be to continuously develop our internal processes and business model in order to always be the most trusted partner for our clients in meeting their IT and cybersecurity needs. Together with CapMan, we’ll be able to take the company to the next level in a sustainable way with a long-term vision,” says Mikko Luhtaniemi, CEO at Netox.

“We are highly impressed by the Netox team, their strong expertise and impressive growth story. The founding team and management have done an excellent job in developing the company to what it is today. Already from the first meeting, we also felt a strong alignment and shared vision on the future, and what it will take for Netox to continue to outperform. We are excited to get the opportunity to partner with Netox, and together strengthen the company’s ways of working to support the continued high growth expected. As a niche market leader with a winning culture, the company is perfectly aligned with CapMan Buyout’s investment strategy,” says Pia Kåll, Managing Partner at CapMan Buyout

CapMan acquires a majority equity stake in the company. Mikko Luhtaniemi, Niko Candelin and other key employees continue as significant minority owners of the company. Bocap’s growth fund (Bocap SME Achievers Fund II Ky) sells all their shares in the transaction.

The CapMan Buyout team comprises of investment professionals working in Helsinki and Stockholm. The funds managed by CapMan Buyout invest in medium-sized, unlisted companies in the Nordic countries. The investment in Netox is the sixth investment from the CapMan Buyout XI fund. The transaction is expected to close in July 2022.

For more information, please contact:

Pia Kåll, Managing Partner at CapMan Buyout, +358 40 766 4446

Mikko Luhtaniemi, CEO at Netox Oy, +358 40 509 6530

About CapMan

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation. As one of the private equity pioneers in the Nordics we have built value in unlisted businesses, real estate, and infrastructure for over three decades. With over €4.7 billion in assets under management, our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors. We are dedicated to set science-based targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. We have a broad presence in the unlisted market through our local and specialised teams. Our investment strategies cover minority and majority investments in portfolio companies and real estate, and infrastructure assets. We also provide wealth management solutions. Our service business includes procurement and analysis, reporting and back office services. Altogether, CapMan employs approximately 180 professionals in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, London and Luxembourg. We have been listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki since 2001. Read more at www.capman.com

About Netox

Founded in 2004, Netox provides a unique combination of cybersecurity and IT by combining top expertise from international research, leading technology solutions, award winning customer support team and industry’s best practices with a strong focus on cybersecurity. Netox has offices in three different locations nationwide (Oulu, Tampere and Helsinki) and also acts as a trusted partner of both public and private sector. Netox’s vision is to be the Customer’s most trusted and valued partner with a mission to enable and secure their Customer’s business continuity and help them to achieve and maintain both technical and operative edge in the digital world. Netox is committed to sustainable development with values that guide all Netox’s operations, including: sustainability, reliability and expertise.

Netox’s services have the most important international certifications with regular and independent audits:

  • ISO 9001 quality management certificate
  • ISO 27001 certificate for information security management systems
  • 20000-1 Service Management Systems Certificate
  • ISO 14001 Environmental management system

Read more at https://netox.fi

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KKR Leads $200+ Million Growth Investment in Enterprise Identity Protection Leader Semperis

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HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semperis, a pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced it has raised over $200 million in Series C funding led by KKR, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Atrium Health Strategic Fund, Tech Pioneers Fund, and existing investors including Insight Partners. Semperis is the fastest-growing cybersecurity company in America per the Financial Times 2022 ranking. The new funding will help enable Semperis to accelerate hiring across all functions globally to better support its expanding customer base, with an emphasis on its identity-focused incident response team.

@SemperisTech, a pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced it has raised over $200 million in Series C funding led by @KKR_Co

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Identity systems such as Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD, used in over 90% of enterprises, are coming under sustained attack. With its multi-layered defense approach before, during, and after an attack, Semperis offers the industry’s most comprehensive security technology for hybrid AD and other identity systems, combined with incident response expertise.

“From day one, Semperis has been on a mission to be a force for good,” said Semperis CEO Mickey Bresman, who co-founded Semperis along with Guy Teverovsky and Matan Liberman. “With Semperis’ multi-layered identity protection, organizations can fend off cyber attacks without being forced to choose between two bad options: paying the criminals or getting shut down. With the combined experience that KKR, Ten Eleven Ventures, Insight Partners, and other esteemed investors in this round bring scaling high-growth cybersecurity companies, we have an elite group of strategic partners in our corner to help advance our mission.”

KKR is investing in Semperis through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund II, a fund dedicated to growth equity investment opportunities in the technology space. Ben Pederson, Director on KKR’s Tech Growth team, has joined Semperis’ Board of Directors.

“A very dedicated customer base, including a growing number of the largest organizations in the world, trust Semperis to defend their critical identity systems from cyberattacks,” said Ben Pederson. “The vast majority of attacks today are identity-based, targeting credentials to infiltrate businesses. Semperis’ leading identity protection technology and incident response expertise are delivering category-defining innovation, and KKR is proud to back their mission.”

In addition to scaling its staff, Semperis is dedicating a significant portion of the funding round to research and development to drive further innovation in the identity system defense market, focusing on its Directory Services Protector platform, which Gartner categorizes as an identity threat detection and response (ITDR) solution. Gartner included ITDR in its top cybersecurity trends for 2022, noting that credential misuse is a primary method attackers use to access systems and achieve their goals.

“Semperis is driving innovation in one of the most historically overlooked but critical areas of cybersecurity: identity system defense,” said Ten Eleven Ventures Founder and General Partner, Mark Hatfield. “This new funding round, among the largest cybersecurity raises so far in 2022, will enable Semperis to continue to grow its commanding position in this increasingly important market segment.”

“We’re thrilled to participate in another funding round with Semperis and continue to offer support for our mutually successful strategic partnership,” said Insight Partners Managing Director, Teddie Wardi. “We believe in Semperis’ unique approach of securing the foundational identity infrastructure, which combines industry-leading technology and incident response support to offer customers a complete identity system defense.”

Frost & Sullivan awarded Semperis the 2022 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award based on the company’s innovation and customer impact in the global AD security and recovery market.

“Semperis has unmatched experience in breach preparedness and incident response to Active Directory and other identity-based cyberattacks,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry Principal, Sarah Pavlak. “Semperis’ solution-based approach focuses not only on their premier technology to meet customer challenges but also best practices and guidance for people and processes, setting them apart from their competitors.”

For more information about Semperis’ directory protection technology and expertise or to learn about open career opportunities, visit Semperis.com.

About Semperis
For security teams charged with defending hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Semperis ensures the integrity and availability of critical enterprise directory services at every step in the cyber kill chain and cuts recovery time by 90%. Purpose-built for securing hybrid Active Directory environments, Semperis’ patented technology protects over 50 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational errors. The world’s leading organizations trust Semperis to spot directory vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress, and quickly recover from ransomware and other data integrity emergencies. Semperis is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel.

Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection conference and podcast series (www.hipconf.com) and built the free Active Directory security assessment tool, Purple Knight (www.purple-knight.com). The company has received the highest level of industry accolades, recently named to Inc. Magazine’s list of best workplaces for 2022 and ranked the fastest-growing cybersecurity company in America by the Financial Times. Semperis is a Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance and Co-Sell partner.

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About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

About Ten Eleven Ventures
Ten Eleven Ventures is the original venture capital firm focused solely on investing in digital security. The firm invests globally and at all stages, from seed to growth (the latter via its Joint Investment Alliance with KKR). Since its founding in Silicon Valley in 2015, Ten Eleven Ventures has raised nearly $US 500 million and invested in 40 leading cybersecurity companies including Twistlock, Verodin, Cylance, KnowBe4, Darktrace, and Ping Identity. For more information, please visit www.1011vc.com or follow us on Twitter @1011vc.

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European cybersecurity company Pointsharp enters the German market by acquiring Cryptshare

Main Capital Partners

Stockholm, 30 March 2022 – Pointsharp, backed by Main Capital Partners (“Main”), today announces its second add-on acquisition in the form of German-based secure communication specialist Cryptshare AG (“Cryptshare”).

With this acquisition, Sweden-based Pointsharp continues its impressive growth journey as it bids to become the leading provider of European-made cybersecurity products, thus strengthening European data sovereignty. Together with Cryptshare, Pointsharp is now well positioned to compete with global competitors.

Pointsharp enables companies to build a better, modern and more secure workplace. Main first invested in Pointsharp in 2020 to support the company in its next phase of growth, with a keen focus on international expansion.

In 2021, Swedish company Secmaker was added to the Pointsharp portfolio, which created a leading Nordic player in the Identity and Access Management market (“IAM”) . This acquisition of Cryptshare further strengthens Pointsharp’s position as a leading security software player in the European market, currently servicing more than 3,000 customers.

Cryptshare enables organisations to secure their digital communication, protect sensitive data and comply with GDPR regulations. Among its clients are organisations with high demand for online security, such as local governments, financial institutions, healthcare organisations, and manufacturers across the DACH region, Benelux, the Nordics and the United Kingdom.

Complete security software suite
The Pointsharp group now offers a comprehensive suite of solutions and services that enables a secure workflow from access to communication. The solutions range from advanced authentication, secure application publication, device security, lifecycle provisioning, secure email and file transfer to enterprise collaboration.

The acquisition of Cryptshare comes at a time where there is an increasing need for software that improves data safety in society and work environments, in a world that is dominated by increasing digitisation and automation of processes. The global messaging security market is expected to reach a value of USD 11.10 billion by 2025, growing by more than 13 % year on year. Main currently manages three other platform companies in the broader security software market: Sivis (Germany), Oribi and ReadID (Netherlands).

Developing a leading European IT security player
Pointsharp, founded in 2006, has grown from 10 FTE in 2020 to approximately 120 FTE in 2022, with a combined revenue of approximately EUR14 million. Together the group services clients such as Akademiska Sjukhuset Uppsala, Friesland Campina, ThyssenKrupp, Audi, Försäkringskassan, Region Blekinge, Karolinska Institutet, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund and Nottingham County Council.

Niklas Brask, Managing Director at Pointsharp Group, commented:
“Pointsharp is on a rapid and exciting journey to build a leading European IT security player. We offer a complete suite of security software solutions to help companies build a better, modern and more secure workplace. By partnering with Cryptshare, we are broadening our software and SaaS offering as well as our geographic reach across Europe. Together with Cryptshare, we will look not only to make our companies stronger and more advanced but also to service our customers and partners even better, with European-made IT security software and cloud solutions.”

Dominik Lehr, Founder and CEO at Cryptshare, commented:
“We have recognised that in the fragmented European vendor landscape it is crucial to join forces to become a leading SaaS and software player. So, the idea is to create larger organizations by combining different and locally strong technology vendors, which together represent a real European alternative to US technology providers. By connecting Cryptshare and Pointsharp, Main supports us with knowledge and capital while growing our German market leadership in secure digital logistics to a European scale. We welcome our new colleagues and thank them for the professional and considerate cooperation, which I personally could not observe in any other merger project so far. I am more than happy to kick-off our joint journey.”

Wessel Ploegmakers, Partner and co-Head of the Nordics office at Main, concluded:
“This strategic combination with Cryptshare symbolises another important step in Pointsharp’s growth journey as it seeks to become the leading European security player while also competing with the larger US vendors. Furthermore, the acquisition of Cryptshare enables Pointsharp to enter a key strategic growth market in Germany. We are delighted with the improved international outlook for the group as it also simultaneously adds strong and complementary solutions to the already impressive service offering.”

Pointsharp
Pointsharp was founded in 2006 and has since enabled organizations to secure their digital identities and logins by combining the ability to meet the highest security demands and today’s need for user friendly solutions. Pointsharp has a broad solution offering in the Identity and Access Management market related to multi-factor authentication, secure access, encryption, digital signature, user provisioning and password management. The company serves more than 3,000 enterprise organizations globally with high security or sensitive data needs in several different market verticals, including finance, governmental, and industrial.

Cryptshare
Cryptshare was founded in 2000 and is based in Freiburg, Germany. The company provides a comprehensive solution suite tailored towards secure communication. By combining ad hoc file transfer with email encryption the company help customers to protect data in transit outside and inside their IT environment. With 75 employees, Cryptshare services over 2.000 clients across Europe via its global partner network supporting a strong foothold across the DACH, Benelux, UK and Nordic region.

Main Capital Partners
Main Capital Partners is a strategic investor with an exclusive focus on enterprise software companies. Main has almost 20 years of experience in building strong software groups in the Benelux, the DACH-region and the Nordics. Main specialises in helping management teams within mature and growing software companies achieve sustainable growth by working closely together as a strategic partner. Main has a workforce of 45 employees working from offices in The Hague, Stockholm and Düsseldorf, offering support on a strategic and a pragmatic level. As of October 2021, Main Capital has approximately €2.2 billion assets under management. Main has invested in more than 130 software companies to date. These companies have created jobs for approximately 4,000 employees.

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Shark Tank Star Joins Forces with Cybersecurity Visionary to Form New Industry Powerhouse

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Apax
30th December 2021

Award-winning cybersecurity solutions providers Fishtech Group (“Fishtech”) and Herjavec Group (“Herjavec”) are pleased to announce their merger, backed by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (the “Apax Funds”). The two innovative companies will operate as a single entity under a new brand to be announced in early 2022. The Apax Funds will hold a majority stake in the new company while Robert Herjavec, Founder & CEO of Herjavec Group and star of ABC’s Emmy award winning ratings giant “Shark Tank,” and Gary Fish, Founder and CEO of Fishtech Group, will each maintain significant equity in the new business.

The deal brings together the complementary strengths of both organizations, resulting in an industry powerhouse with a broad, holistic suite of best-in-class managed detection and response capabilities (MDR), professional services, and identity offerings with a global perspective to address enterprise customers’ increasingly complex information security needs. Joining the forces of Herjavec, a market leader in cloud and tech-enabled co-managed SIEM, with Fishtech, a market leader in enterprise MDR, will allow the new company to provide customers with unparalleled security and cloud expertise, driving security maturity as a competitive differentiator via advanced technology and services across the industry landscape.

At the time of the merger, the new organization brings together more than 600 security professionals operating out of 6 security operations centers (SOCs): Kansas City, Toronto, London, Ottawa, Arkansas, and Bangalore. The combined company will have one of the largest managed security engineering teams under one roof – entirely dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to enterprise clients.

Robert Herjavec, founder of Herjavec Group, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the combined entity. Gary Fish, founder of Fishtech Group, will serve as Chairman of the Board. They will actively work to continue their track record of customer-focused success. The financial terms of the transaction (which is subject to applicable regulatory approvals) are not disclosed.

Founded in 2003 and acquired by the Apax Funds in February 2021, Herjavec has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity firms and is currently ranked as the #1 MSSP in the world (Cyber Defense Magazine 2021 Top 100 MSSPs List). Fishtech was founded in 2016 to bring security to the cloud while identifying vulnerabilities and introducing next-generation solutions to help organizations minimize risk.

“We’re exceptionally proud of our results to date and even more excited about the growth to come,” said Gary Fish, CEO of Fishtech. “We’re honored that so many organizations trust Fishtech to be their managed solutions provider. With complementary offerings from Herjavec, we will transform the security industry globally.”

“We could not be more thrilled to join forces with industry pioneer Gary Fish, whom I have known for decades,” said Robert Herjavec, CEO of Herjavec Group. “We are very impressed by Fishtech’s MDR offerings and its proprietary platform built on Google Chronicle, which we consider highly differentiated. Jointly, we want to double down on the investment behind this market-leading solution and strengthen what are already deep partnerships. Having built one of the strongest tech teams in the industry and a leading portfolio of services, our customers will benefit from enhanced operations, getting stronger as we help accelerate their digital transformation.”

“We are truly excited by the combination of Herjavec and Fishtech,” said Rohan Haldea, Partner at Apax. “By putting together two best-in-class organizations, we are confident that the combined platform will become an undisputed leader in cybersecurity services in the enterprise segment and have an opportunity to redefine the market category.”

The Apax Funds, in partnership with the newly formed company’s management team, will help build on the companies’ impressive growth rates to date by enhancing international expansion efforts, continuing to invest behind differentiated technology and augmenting the talented team with additional threat intelligence and identity resources.

Polsinelli serves Fishtech Group as legal counsel and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel to Herjavec Group and Apax Funds. Momentum Cyber is serving as financial advisor to Fishtech Group and BKD, LLP as tax advisor in connection with the transaction.

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Shark Tank Star Joins Forces with Cybersecurity Visionary to Form New Industry Powerhouse

Apax
30th December 2021

Award-winning cybersecurity solutions providers Fishtech Group (“Fishtech”) and Herjavec Group (“Herjavec”) are pleased to announce their merger, backed by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (the “Apax Funds”). The two innovative companies will operate as a single entity under a new brand to be announced in early 2022. The Apax Funds will hold a majority stake in the new company while Robert Herjavec, Founder & CEO of Herjavec Group and star of ABC’s Emmy award winning ratings giant “Shark Tank,” and Gary Fish, Founder and CEO of Fishtech Group, will each maintain significant equity in the new business.

The deal brings together the complementary strengths of both organizations, resulting in an industry powerhouse with a broad, holistic suite of best-in-class managed detection and response capabilities (MDR), professional services, and identity offerings with a global perspective to address enterprise customers’ increasingly complex information security needs. Joining the forces of Herjavec, a market leader in cloud and tech-enabled co-managed SIEM, with Fishtech, a market leader in enterprise MDR, will allow the new company to provide customers with unparalleled security and cloud expertise, driving security maturity as a competitive differentiator via advanced technology and services across the industry landscape.

At the time of the merger, the new organization brings together more than 600 security professionals operating out of 6 security operations centers (SOCs): Kansas City, Toronto, London, Ottawa, Arkansas, and Bangalore. The combined company will have one of the largest managed security engineering teams under one roof – entirely dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to enterprise clients.

Robert Herjavec, founder of Herjavec Group, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the combined entity. Gary Fish, founder of Fishtech Group, will serve as Chairman of the Board. They will actively work to continue their track record of customer-focused success. The financial terms of the transaction (which is subject to applicable regulatory approvals) are not disclosed.

Founded in 2003 and acquired by the Apax Funds in February 2021, Herjavec has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity firms and is currently ranked as the #1 MSSP in the world (Cyber Defense Magazine 2021 Top 100 MSSPs List). Fishtech was founded in 2016 to bring security to the cloud while identifying vulnerabilities and introducing next-generation solutions to help organizations minimize risk.

“We’re exceptionally proud of our results to date and even more excited about the growth to come,” said Gary Fish, CEO of Fishtech. “We’re honored that so many organizations trust Fishtech to be their managed solutions provider. With complementary offerings from Herjavec, we will transform the security industry globally.”

“We could not be more thrilled to join forces with industry pioneer Gary Fish, whom I have known for decades,” said Robert Herjavec, CEO of Herjavec Group. “We are very impressed by Fishtech’s MDR offerings and its proprietary platform built on Google Chronicle, which we consider highly differentiated. Jointly, we want to double down on the investment behind this market-leading solution and strengthen what are already deep partnerships. Having built one of the strongest tech teams in the industry and a leading portfolio of services, our customers will benefit from enhanced operations, getting stronger as we help accelerate their digital transformation.”

“We are truly excited by the combination of Herjavec and Fishtech,” said Rohan Haldea, Partner at Apax. “By putting together two best-in-class organizations, we are confident that the combined platform will become an undisputed leader in cybersecurity services in the enterprise segment and have an opportunity to redefine the market category.”

The Apax Funds, in partnership with the newly formed company’s management team, will help build on the companies’ impressive growth rates to date by enhancing international expansion efforts, continuing to invest behind differentiated technology and augmenting the talented team with additional threat intelligence and identity resources.

Polsinelli serves Fishtech Group as legal counsel and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel to Herjavec Group and Apax Funds. Momentum Cyber is serving as financial advisor to Fishtech Group and BKD, LLP as tax advisor in connection with the transaction.

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IK Partners to acquire Truesec

IK Partners

IK Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK IX Fund has signed an agreement to acquire Truesec Group AB (“Truesec” or “Group”) from Sobro, alongside management and employees who will be reinvesting. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

Founded in 2005 by Marcus Murray and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Truesec is the leading independent cybersecurity service provider in Sweden. Its purpose is to prevent and reduce impact from cyberattacks, making a true difference to today’s connected society. This purpose, coupled with its strong culture and diverse opportunities, ensures that Truesec successfully attracts the best talent in the cybersecurity industry. At present, the Group employs approximately 180 individuals.

The Group has a loyal and diverse customer base comprising of predominantly enterprise clients who are spread out across various industries. It is the most natural and preferred cybersecurity partner to many organisations due to its broad range of competencies, highly skilled experts and long-standing customer relationships.

Since inception, the Group has enjoyed a continuous growth in revenues, strengthened its market-leading position as an independent cybersecurity service provider, been able to recruit the top cybersecurity experts and evolved from a nascent challenger to a best-in-class end-to-end cybersecurity partner. The next phase of the journey will focus on continuing to recruit the best talent within the cybersecurity industry, continuing to be the preferred cybersecurity partner to both Swedish and international companies and developing new and relevant services and capabilities while growing the Truesec position internationally. The Group will continue to be led by CEO Anna Averud and her team.

Anna Averud, CEO of Truesec, said: “We firmly believe that a partnership between Truesec and IK will form a solid basis for capturing value creation opportunities across several dimensions, specifically helping us to further solidify the Group’s market position in the Nordics as well as expand its presence outside current core markets.”

Marcus Murray, Founder of Truesec, said: “We’re delighted to have IK’s trust and support as we mark the beginning of Truesec’s journey to become an international leader in cybersecurity. The demand for our expertise and capabilities to prevent breach and minimise the impact from cybercrime has never been greater. With IK’s support, we are confident that we will become a stronger partner to our clients and be able to expand our international footprint to create world-class solutions to meet the global challenge of defending against cybercrime today and tomorrow.”

Alireza Etemad, Partner at IK Partners and Advisor to the IK IX Fund, said: “At IK, we pride ourselves on being ‘People-First Private Equity because it’s amazing what happens when you put people first. We discover new ways to grow together, better ways to build on success and we see possibilities everywhere. We feel that this ethos, together with our core values, aligns well with those of Truesec’s. The Group is a real success story and has experienced tremendous growth in a very short time. With plenty of opportunities to further expand, coupled with a very experienced management team, we look forward to a strong partnership with them and look forward to supercharging the next phase of their growth journey.”

David Stenlund Sager, Partner at Sobro, commented: “We are proud to have supported Truesec for the past three years as it has accelerated its growth and strengthened its position as the leading pure-play cybersecurity services provider in Sweden. It has been a pleasure working with the team and we wish both management and IK all the very best for the future.”

Completion of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals.

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IK Partners

IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €14 billion of capital and invested in over 155 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. For more information, visit www.ikpartners.com

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Truesec

Truesec (“the Group”) is a highly-regarded cybersecurity company focusing on protecting organisations and the society against cyber threats. Since the start in 2005, the Group’s various expert teams have delivered top-class solutions to customers in the private and public sector, in Sweden and globally. For more information, visit www.truesec.com

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Leading cybersecurity company Infradata continues European expansion as Nomios

IK Partners

THE NETHERLANDS, November 2nd 2021 –  Leading security and network service provider Infradata has changed its name to Nomios. Under the Nomios Group, all Infradata companies in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom can focus on further European expansion in the coming years.

The name change marks the transformation of the company. Infradata started 17 years ago as a network integrator, and since expanded to also become a cyber security expert. New offices and acquisitions resulted in international expansion. The company saw its turnover grow by 30% per year to 250 million euros and now has more than 500 employees worldwide, throughout twenty locations. It provides cybersecurity and network services to over 2,500 clients worldwide, including many large enterprises, tier-1 service providers, public institutions, datacenter and cloud providers. Nomios has longstanding strategic partnerships with the key vendors in the industry like Palo Alto Networks, Juniper Networks, F5 Networks, Cisco, Vectra AI, Fortinet, Cybereason, and others.

Nomios’ focus will remain the same: be a trusted partner in a collaborative approach with clients and vendors to create the best possible solutions and services when it comes to cybersecurity and network infrastructure. As the digitization of society and the economy has accelerated over the past years, those solutions and services have never been more important. Many of the company’s clients are part of the vital digital infrastructure and rely on Nomios to manage and monitor their networks.

Ad Scheepbouwer, the former CEO of KPN and TNT, among others, was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2019. “The growing demand for cybersecurity services has allowed the company to operate on an increasingly large scale in Europe. As Nomios Group, we are in a position to become the largest pan-European supplier of cybersecurity and network services,” says Scheepbouwer.

“Nomios plays a key role in many large scale data networks throughout Europe. The name change marks a new phase in our journey. As a relatively young company, we have experienced significant growth. We look forward to continuing our expansion as Nomios and to secure and connect our clients’ digital infrastructures,” says Nomios Group CEO Sébastien Kher.

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