Clipperton and Natixis Partners acted as financial advisors to the shareholders of Vade, a French leader in email cybersecurity with more than 2.5 billion messages analyzed daily. Vade is joining Hornetsecurity Group, a leading international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider headquartered in Hanover, Germany.
This partnership aims to position the group as the preeminent cybersecurity software provider for customers and partners, who will benefit from a more extensive product offering positioning Hornetsecurity as a global reference for cloud-based cybersecurity services.
This deal illustrates Clipperton’s increasing focus in the cybersecurity segment, following the recent transactions involving HarfangLab and Advens. This deal further marks the 13th cross-border transaction advised by Clipperton in the past 12 months.
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March 5th, 2024 - Vade is a fast-growing, channel-first company that has become known for its industry-leading, SaaS-based email security offering for Microsoft 365, with differentiated API-based email filtering technology and an exceptionally efficient email security solution for large telcos and OEMs all over the world.