MSSPs took the lead in cybersecurity M&A in 2022 with twice as many deals as in 2021
An analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that more than 450 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in 2022.
In 2022, we tracked a total of 455 deals, compared to 435 in 2021. The US and UK continue to lead in terms of the number of deals, but Israel and Australia were overtaken last year by Canada and Germany.
The number of deals involving companies from the United States increased from 341 to 358, and the UK dropped from 70 to 61 deals.
As for regional data, North America and Europe continue to lead with roughly the same number of M&As as in the previous year. The number of deals involving companies in Asia and Oceania dropped compared to 2021, but M&A activity more than doubled in Latin America.
Financial details of the transaction were disclosed in 62 cases in 2022, significantly less than the 88 deals that had financial terms disclosed in 2021.
In 2022, we saw transactions totaling more than $63 billion in disclosed deal value. Ten companies were acquired for more than $1 billion, roughly the same as in 2021. The most significant deal for the cybersecurity industry was Google’s acquisition of Mandiant.
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