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May 2, 2023

SecurityWeek Thirty-eight cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in April 2023. By Thirty-eight cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in March 2023. An analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that more than 450 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in 2022. April 1-15 Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Core4ce, a company specializing in data and defensive cyber operations, has acquired IT security firm PatchAdvisor. Both companies provide their services to US government agencies. The deal adds penetration testing capabilities to Core4ce offerings, while Core4ce will enable PatchAdvisor to scale and service larger customer sets. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. The Iliad Group has acquired a majority stake in cybersecurity firm ITrust to expand the offering of its telecom and cloud services subsidiary Free Pro. ITrust provides assessment, SIEM and threat hunting solutions, as well as managed EDR and SOC services. The companies are based in France. April 16-30 European cybersecurity services provider Allurity has acquired Portugal-based CloudComputing and Swiss firm Securix in an effort to strengthen its position in southern and central Europe. CloudComputing specializes in identity, zero trust and information security, while Securix focuses on identity security, observability, and consulting. Investment company Drumz is acquiring integrated risk management firm Acuity Risk Management, reportedly for £3.6 million ($4.5 million). Drumz, which is changing its name to Acuity RM Group following the acquisition, previously owned 25% of Acuity shares. Both companies are based in the UK. Parsons, a company that provides technology services for government agencies and critical infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of IPKeys Power Partners for $43 million. IPKeys provides cybersecurity and other technology solutions for cities and utilities, and its acquisition enables Parsons to boost its cybersecurity and IT/OT software offerings. MSSP SecurityWeek is tracking deals involving managed security services providers (MSSPs) and distributors separately. Here is a list of deals from April 2023: Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is a contributing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher for two years before starting a career in journalism as Softpedia’s security news reporter. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.