Cybersecurity M&A: 178 Deals Announced in First Half of 2024, SecurityWeek Analysis
29 Julio 2024 - 7:36AM
Business Wire
Analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that
178 cybersecurity M&A deals were announced in the first half of
2024.
SecurityWeek, a leading provider of cybersecurity news and
information to global enterprises, has published its analysis of
cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the
first half of 2024.
A total of 178 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions
transactions were added to SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity M&A
database in H1 2024, representing the least busy half year since
2021.
Of the 178 deals, 111 involved pure-play cybersecurity
companies, which are tracked separately for a better and more
accurate view of the M&A landscape.
Data collected by SecurityWeek shows 133 deals involving US
firms, roughly the same as in H1 and H2 2023. The number of
acquisitions involving European companies, however, has dropped to
49 — compared to 71 in H1 2023 and 57 in H2 2023.
Financial details are known for 33 deals for a total value of
$33.5 billion. The number of deals exceeding $1 billion already
matches the total for the entire year of 2023.
M&A deals involving MSSPs have decreased significantly
compared to last year. A drop was seen in the number of deals
involving identity-focused security companies and private equity
(PE) firms, while application security (AppSec) companies have been
involved in an increasing number of transactions.
The full cybersecurity M&A report, which includes additional
data and comparisons to the previous year, is available on
SecurityWeek.com.
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