Marlin Equity Partners has purchased Total Defense, a provider of subscription-based endpoint security software, including virus and malware protection.
Total Defense will be merged with AppRiver, a Marlin portfolio company which provides a suite of cloud-based security and productivity services.
Launched in 2002, primarily as a spam and virus filtering company, AppRiver has since added Web malware protection, email encryption, secure archiving and email continuity to its suite of security services
AppRiver’s threat intelligence and analysis foundation will be integrated into Total Defense to provide ‘another powerful layer of cyber-defense’ for small and mid-size businesses, according to the company.
“Our focus in 2018 has been expanding our capabilities to become the channel’s most trusted provider of SMB security solutions.” said Kevin Hatch, AppRiver’s CFO. “Our partners have consistently told us they prefer the simplicity of dealing with one vendor and the high value that our award-winning Phenomenal Care customer service and powerful security services provide.”
With the acquisition of Total Defense, and the acquisition of Roaring Penguin in March, AppRiver is positioning itself as a one-stop provider with comprehensive security capabilities and extensive channel experience.
“Total Defense’s endpoint protection is highly complementary to AppRiver’s existing suite of security products and we are excited to leverage these capabilities to provide a best-in-class solution to AppRiver’s global customer and partner base,” said Peter Chung, a managing director at Marlin.
headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in London, Marlin vests in businesses across multiple industries. Its previous investment include data protection software provider Arcserve, data management business Asset Control, and ABIT, ABIT a provider of software solutions for claims and credit management, and risk and impairment mitigation.
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