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Mayhem Security, a pioneer in AI offensive security founded by some of the world’s most elite hackers to advance the next generation of humans-in-the-loop and AI-powered security testing, today announced their acquisition by Bugcrowd, a leader in crowdsourced cybersecurity. By combining the ingenuity of its global hacker community with Mayhem’s cutting-edge AI platform, Bugcrowd aims to help organizations ship safer software faster, at lower cost, and with greater confidence, while shrinking their attack surface.From Straightforward to Very ComplexHundreds of Successful Engagements,Deep Transaction Experience: -
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Woodside Capital Partners (WCP) acted as exclusive financial advisor to GoSolve Group (GoSolve), a cloud-native software development company specializing in Go programming language, cloud modernization, high performance computing and DevOps, on their acquisition by Ciklum. Ciklum creates digital products and exceptional customer experiences for more than 250 global enterprises and new digital disruptors and has built a strong track record in next-generation product engineering and cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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Woodside Capital Partners (WCP) acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sparkrock, a leader in ERP solutions for K-12, non-profit, and human service organizations, on its acquisition by Ionic Partners. Ionic’s acquisition of Sparkrock will accelerate the company’s mission to deliver a best-in-class ERP platform for schools, non-profits, and other mission-driven organizations. With Ionic, Sparkrock will be particularly focused on amplifying the company’s customer success strategy to accelerate customers’ time-to-value and energize the company’s product vision for the future.Success Grounded in
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Macheye, a cloud-based analytics platform that uses AI and other technologies to help businesses gain insights from their data, on their acquisition by Verint, a leader in CX automation.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to SWIR Technologies, a pioneer in quantum-dot-based infrared image sensors, on their acquisition by onsemi, a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of semiconductor products and solutions. This strategic addition will expand depth perception and 3D imaging capabilities for next-generation imaging systems.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to NIL Technology, the world leading flat optics company, on raising €29 million in new capital. The investment was led by a syndicate of investors including the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), Jolt Capital, NGP Capital, and Swisscanto Private Equity.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to EXALOS, a Swiss photonics company specializing in the design of high-performance optical semiconductors, on their acquisition by indie Semiconductor, an Autotech solutions innovator. This expands indie’s ADAS and User Experience Portfolio with Breakthrough Near Infrared and Visible Superluminescent LED (SLED) as well as Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) Products.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Helpshift on their acquisition by Keywords Studios, an international technical service provider to the global video game industry. The deal, valued at $75 million USD, is expected to bring together each organization’s complementary expertise, allowing them to provide better experiences to game companies and gamers alike.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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Woodside Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to Outsight, leader in the development of LiDAR-based 3D Software solutions, on raising a total of €22 million in a round that was co-led by Energy Innovation Capital (EIC) and the Defense Innovation Fund managed by Bpifrance, alongside Groupe ADP and historical investors BNP Paribas, SPDG, Demeter, Safran, and Faurecia.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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WCP served as exclusive financial advisor to Zubie on their capital raise from Decathlon Capital Partners. The significant investment from Decathlon Capital Partners will support the industry leadership of Zubie, Inc., as it expands its fleet-management platform and launches new service capabilities.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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WCP served as exclusive financial advisor to eLichens on their capital raise from New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.Global Vision and Reach
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Entrepreneurs and Investors Since 2001 Woodside Capital Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to WootCloud, an innovator in applying Zero Trust principles to IoT security, on their acquisition by Netskope, the leader in Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust. The acquisition brings to Netskope WootCloud’s award-winning HyperContext® Security Platform, which provides end-to-end visibility, context, and threat remediation for managed and unmanaged devices, and will extend Netskope’s acclaimed SSE and Zero Trust capabilities to protect enterprise IoT devices at scale.Working With the Best
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Ultra-Personalized Service FrontRow is a rapidly growing, highly profitable technology company and we were able to attract interest from both strategic and private equity buyers. It was pleasure working with Demant and FrontRow management on this divestiture. We’re delighted to have found a good home for this exciting company.To Our Select Clients
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WCP is proud to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Attila Security, a leading developer of data security products with customers across the U.S. federal government, on its acquisition by ID Technologies, a mission-driven technology provider backed by The Acacia Group.
Attila Security will integrate with the company’s Archon secure solutions division, adding complementary product IP and technical capabilities, new customers and greater sales capacity to the Archon secure product portfolio.Deep Transaction Experience:Hundreds of Successful Engagements,From Straightforward to Very Complex -
WCP is proud to announce that it acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Silexica on its acquisition by Xilinx, the inventor of the FPGA, programmable SoCs, and now, the ACAP.
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive computing, today announced that it has acquired Silexica, a privately-held provider of C/C++ programming and analysis tools.Deep Tech Industry KnowledgeSuccess Grounded in -
WCP is proud to announce that it acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Cuberg on its acquisition by Northvolt, a company positioning to be Europe’s largest supplier of batteries for Electric Vehicles.
This deal comes close behind the EU’s declaration to shoot for 30 million EVs by 2030, as Northvolt builds one battery factory in Sweden and one in Germany to scale up production and satisfy rising EV demand.Vision Integrity Results -
WCP is proud to announce that it acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Marketly on its acquisition by Corsearch, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity. The acquisition strengthens Corsearch Brand Risk & Performance™ offering through the addition of the Marketly team, which is trusted by leading media companies to safeguard their online content against piracy.M&A, Capital RaisingThe Go-To Adviser For Tech Companies:
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WCP served as exclusive financial advisor to Hustle in their acquisition by Social Capital. Hustle, a startup backed by Insight Venture Partners, Google’s GV and Salesforce Ventures, lets businesses communicate with users in a personalized one-on-one way with, ideally, higher conversion rates.for Tech Companies - M&A, FinancingsThe Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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WCP is proud to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Drivemode, Developer of Smartphone Apps for Drivers, on its acquisition by Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda R&D), a research and development subsidiary of Honda. Drivemode is the first acquisition Honda has made of a startup company.Global Vision and Reach
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WCP is proud to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Cortexica Vision Systems, a leader in AI, machine learning and computer vision for image and video analysis, in it’s acquisition by Zebra Technologies Corporation, a leading market innovator which empowers the front line of business in retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare and other industries to achieve a performance edge.Entrepreneurs and Investors Since 2001Working With the Best
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Woodside Capital Partners (WCP) proudly announces that Red Hat has acquired our client 3scale. WCP served as 3scale’s exclusive sell-side advisor throughout the transaction, which closed on June 24th, 2016. Given 3scale’s position as a leader in providing API management technology, the acquisition enhances Red Hat’s ability to enable the API economy with simplified cloud integration and micro-services-based architectures.To Our Select ClientsUltra-Personalized Service
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Valencell, the leading innovator in wearable biometric sensor technology, and Sonion, the global leader in micro acoustic and micro mechanical technologies and solutions for hearing instruments and specialty earphones, today announced a strategic partnership that will expand the boundaries for the use of biometric sensors in the ear. As part of the partnership, Sonion has made a strategic investment in Valencell, making Sonion a significant shareholder in Valencell Inc. WCP acted as exclusive advisor to Valencell for this transaction.Hundreds of Successful Engagements,From Straightforward to Very ComplexDeep Transaction Experience:
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Telexis Solutions, an innovative technology provider that offers public transport agencies/operators end-to-end e-ticketing solutions has been acquired by Enghouse Systems Limited, a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions serving a variety of vertical markets. WCP served as the exclusive financial advisor to Telexis Solutions for this transaction.Deep Tech Industry KnowledgeSuccess Grounded in
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WCP served as the exclusive financial advisor to iS5 Communications, an innovative provider of cyber-secure Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms, in its CDN $22 million capital raise from Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures, ClearSky and existing investors.Vision Integrity Results
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IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a pioneer and leader in Artificial Intelligence, smart and deep learning-based video analytics software, has been acquired by Nortek Security & Control LLC (NSC), a global leader in smart connected devices and systems for residential, security, access control and digital health markets. IntelliVision will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortek, and will continue to support its customers and products.M&A, Capital RaisingThe Go-To Adviser For Tech Companies:
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for Tech Companies - M&A, Financings WCP acted as exclusive financial advisor to KRT Marketing in its acquisition by Recruitics. KRT Marketing is a West Coast based data-driven recruitment marketing agency. Recruitics is an East Coast based agency the makes it easy for leading brands to attract and hire great talent. As pioneers in the space, Recruitics revolutionized recruitment advertising in 2012 by introducing the first recruitment marketing analytics and optimization platform. By acquiring another rapidly growing and innovative agency, Recruitics strengthened its position as the leading provider of talent attraction solutions to the Fortune 100.The Leading Corporate Finance Advisor
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The Hong Kong-listed company ASM Pacific Technology Ltd (“ASMPT”) and the German Company AMICRA Microtechnologies GmbH (“AMICRA”), both have signed an agreement that results in ASMPT acquiring 100% of the shares of AMICRA. The transaction, which completed on April 4th, 2018, will result in a strengthened business, well-placed to service not only an increasing portion of the Silicon Photonics assembly equipment market but also the wider high precision flip chip markets.Global Vision and Reach
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WCP served as the exclusive financial advisor to Blue Mammoth Games, a game development studio specializing in online multiplayer games, in its acquisition by Ubisoft, a leading creator, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and services.Entrepreneurs and Investors Since 2001Working With the Best
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iDevices®, the preeminent brand in the connected home industry, announced that they have been acquired by Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBB) of Shelton, Connecticut. iDevices will join Hubbell’s large portfolio of brands that manufacture and sell electrical and electronic products for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications.To Our Select ClientsUltra-Personalized Service
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