Clearsight Advises CREO in its Recapitalization by Grant Avenue Capital

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is proud to announce a successful transaction in its industry-leading Healthcare & Life Sciences practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to CREO, Inc. (“CREO” or the “Company”) in its recapitalization by Grant Avenue Capital, LLC (“Grant Avenue”). CREO is a leading management consultancy serving growing life sciences, healthcare, and … Continued

Cybersecurity’s Golden Mean

For nearly 2,500 years, philosophers have wrestled with the age-old question of how to balance the three pillars of cybersecurity: technology, processes, and people. Well, not quite. As an explicit concept applied to cybersecurity, this framework has been advanced for a mere few decades. Nonetheless, the core understanding behind it traces back to Ancient Greece, … Continued

Clearsight Advises W@tchTower in Acquisition by Achieve Partners

Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to W@tchTower, a managed security service provider (MSSP) specializing in cybersecurity operations services and technology, in its acquisition by Achieve Partners. W@tchTower now operates under UltraViolet Cyber, Inc., a combination of four pioneering firms: Metmox, Mosaic451, Stage 2 Security, and W@tchTower. The entity brings together decades of experience at … Continued

Clearsight Advises Farsight Security in its Acquisition by DomainTools

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Cybersecurity practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Farsight Security, Inc. (“Farsight”) in its acquisition by DomainTools, LLC (“DomainTools”), a portfolio company of Battery Ventures (“Battery”). This deal marks a landmark transaction for Clearsight in the threat intelligence and incident response … Continued

The Automation Illusion

New, sophisticated cybersecurity tools are invaluable in securing our digital world, but they increase, rather than obviate, the need for well-trained cybersecurity experts. Ten years ago, Marc Andreessen famously noted in the Wall Street Journal that, “software is eating the world.”   The gist of this argument will be familiar to most and has been borne … Continued

Clearsight Advises Identropy in its Acquisition by Protiviti

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight” ) is pleased to announce another transaction for its Cybersecurity Services practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Identropy, Inc. (“Identropy” or “The Company”), a portfolio company of Osage Venture Partners and Activate Venture Partners, in its acquisition by Protiviti, Inc. (“Protiviti”), a subsidiary of Robert Half International, Inc. … Continued

Four Ways Consulting Firms Are Innovating to Deliver in a COVID-19 World

During times of crisis, ingenuity can make the difference between weathering the storm and succumbing to the storm. This is especially true of the high-end professional services industry that relies heavily on face-to-face contact to conduct projects, audits, oversight, and assessments, among other functions. While some regulation has been levied to assist professional services during … Continued

RSAC 2020: Insights and Reflections

As the flagship cybersecurity, risk, and access management conference of the year, RSA Conference (RSAC) is a valuable space for industry leaders, boutiques, and financial sponsors to come together and consider the eminent challenges and successes in the field. At RSAC 2020, members of the Clearsight team met with industry partners and discussed the latest … Continued

Deal Spotlight: Accenture Security Acquires Symantec’s MSSP from Broadcom

Accenture Security’s move to acquire Symantec’s MSSP Business from Broadcom later this year could be the first ripple in the coming wave of consolidation for the MSSP and security services industry. The deal is set to close in March of 2020 and comes shortly after Broadcom’s acquisition of Symantec’s Enterprise System in August of 2019. … Continued

IT Compliance Considerations for M&A Stakeholders

When it comes to M&A, IT non-compliance on the part of the seller can risk collapsing a deal, especially now when consumer data and privacy are invaluable to both customers and businesses. In a recent ACG webinar, IT compliance specialists from DHG Private Equity shared their thoughts on how companies from every sector and the … Continued

Clearsight Advises Column Technologies in its Recapitalization by The Acacia Group

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another highly successful transaction in its IT Services and Digital Transformation practices. Clearsight served as advisor to Column Technologies, Inc. (“Column”) in its recapitalization by The Acacia Group. Founded in 1998 and headquartered outside of Chicago, Illinois, Column is a global technology solutions and services provider. Column’s … Continued

Jacobs’ Acquisition of Van Dyke Makes Washington Technology’s List of Top Deals in 2016

Washington Technology’s 2016 M&A Roll-Up highlights pivotal acquisitions in the region and a Clearsight deal has been listed in the Top 10.  Cybersecurity leader Van Dyke Technology’s acquisition by Jacobs was a concrete move to secure and protect the continuously increasing interconnectedness of our infrastructure.  This deal signaled the IoT M&A trend to protect and secure our … Continued

Aggressive Market Outlook For IoT M&A

The Internet of Things (“IoT”) M&A market experienced tremendous growth in the first half of 2016 and the outlook is expected to be equally aggressive. The total number of IoT connections will grow from 6 billion in 2015 to 27 billion in 2025 and companies are quickly learning to transform device and sensor data into … Continued

Clearsight Advises Cybersecurity Leader, Van Dyke Technology, in its Acquisition by Jacobs

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce the completion of another highly successful transaction in the cybersecurity and IT services industry. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to The Van Dyke Technology Group, Inc. in its acquisition by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC), one of the world’s … Continued