Updata Advisors IT Security M&A Transactions

191682 Resource 125367 126221 200444 1196975060824 1210704851967 Controlled Updata Announces Sixth IT Security M&A Transaction in 2007

Updata Advisors advises Exploit Prevention Labs in acquisition by European buyer Grisoft

Updata represented <a title="EXP Labs Acquired by Grisoft" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=189">Exploit Prevention Labs</a> in its just-announced sale to Grisoft, a global security software vendor headquartered in the Czech Republic and backed by premier investors including Intel. Exploit Prevention Labs protects Internet users against malicious web sites and “drive-by” downloaded exploits encountered in everyday surfing on Google and other sites. The company was founded by information security veterans Bob Bales and Roger Thompson in 2005. Updata also represented Bob Bales’ prior internet security company <a title="PestPatrol acquired by CA" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=42">Pest Patrol in its sale to CA</a>.This transaction represents Updata’s sixth IT security deal in 2007, extending the bank’s longstanding position as the premier M&A advisor to the IT security industry. Other IT security deals this year:<ul><li>Merger of public client <a title="SurfControl merges with Websense" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=183">SurfControl</a> (a leading internet filtering vendor) with Websense (Updata’s second transaction on SurfControl’s behalf)</li><li>Sale of client <a title="Consul acquired by IBM" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=174">Consul</a> (a premier identity-based insider monitoring firm) to IBM </li><li>Acquisition by client <a title="Perimeter merges with USA.net" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=186">Perimeter</a> (a major SaaS security vendor) of USA.Net </li><li>Sale of client <a title="NetContinuum is acquired by Barracuda Networks" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=185">NetContinuum</a> (a leading web application firewall player) to Barracuda Networks</li><li>Strategic investment in client <a title="Intego receives strategic investment from Bessemer" href="http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?newsid=188">Intego</a> (largest Mac security vendor) by Bessemer Venture Partners </li></ul> 9 application/xml false CA Consul Exploit Prevention Labs Grisoft Intego Perimeter Internetworking Pest Patrol security SurfControl technology mergers and acquisitions Updata Advisors Updata Advisors IT Security M&A Transactions Recent IT security mergers and acquisitions deals completed by Updata Advisors http://www.updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp?sector=7&level2id=42&level2name=Security%20Software&sectorname=INFRASTRUCTURE%20SOFTWARE Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.1) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 fbartolomey 208.82.213.22 false true false false true 125367 blog blogsite/UpdataAdvisors/web