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Contact:
Jeremy Milner
401-862-9422
jeremy@jeremymilner.com
Courtney Chandler
617-375-4217
courtney@revolutionpartners.com |
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REVOLUTION PARTNERS ADVISES DEFENDNET SOLUTIONS, INC. IN SALE TO GUARDNET INC.
Waltham, MA (May 22, 2001) – Guardent,
Inc., the leading provider of security
and privacy programs for Global 2000 organizations,
today announced that it
acquired the technology and customer assets
of DefendNet Solutions, Inc., a
provider of managed security services. Revolution
Partners, LLC, acted as
exclusive financial advisor to DefendNet
Solutions, Inc. This will offer Guardent
customers a redundant, hosting-grade facility
located in Rhode Island. Bunker-
style construction and tiered access to sensitive
areas provide a physically
secure environment. Generator backup, UPS-conditioned
power and state-of-
the-art fire suppression and environmental
control systems deliver high
performance and reliability. In addition,
multiple telecommunications and data
links with major service providers are physically
diverse, providing increased
uptime and availability.
“The rapid growth in both our consulting
and managed services clearly
demonstrates that customers today want choice
in their security and privacy |
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Maria Cirino, CEO of Guardent. Guardent is the only company to offer
a true, end-to-end solution that harnesses best-of-breed technologies,
integrates security and privacy and provides those services as growth,
providing new, market-driven services that enable our customers to
leverage security and privacy as key business enablers and drive
value through trusted computing.”
Revolution Partners is one of the nation's largest investment banks focused exclusively on Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Capital Fundraising Advisory Services for technology companies. All of our clients benefit from senior-level attention from partners with deep sector expertise.
Revolution Partners was founded in 2001 by former senior technology bankers from major Wall Street investment banks. With offices in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Revolution applies partner-level experience to the successful execution of advisory and financing transactions for emerging technology companies in industry sectors including software, Internet business services, telecommunications, wireless, clean tech, digital media, storage and semiconductors. For more information, visit www.revolutionpartners.com. |
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