Cybersecurity M&A Activity Hits a Record High

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By Ed Targett
Editor
Computer Business Review
27th February 2019

Predictions for 2019 include…

Cybersecurity M&A deal volume hit a new record high in 2018, according to an 
annual cybersecurity almanac published by Momentum Cyber.

The 900-page report from the boutique advisory provides a telling insight into 
what investors think is hot in the cybersecurity market.

There were a record 183 cybersecurity M&A deals in 2018, the report shows, with 
96 percent involving private companies.

The chart below shows that investors are particularly seeking out identity and 
access management specialists, security consulting companies and security 
operations/threat intelligence firms. Interest in managed security service 
provider (MSSP), meanwhile, fell sharply year-on-year.

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