Cybersecurity Sector Update: M&A, Capital Raising, Public Markets — October 2023

With the proliferation of new technologies comes the growing number and complexity of cyber threats, and the cybersecurity market is a vivid vertical of infrastructure technology.

In this report, we cover latest trends and activity within cybersecurity M&A, capital raising and public markets (as of end September 2023).

• M&A: 149 transactions completed in the last six months (April - September 2023)
• Fundraising: 448 funding rounds completed in the last six months (April - September 2023)
• Public markets: cybersecurity stocks rebounded yet still yet to recover in line with S&P 500
• US-based companies dominate the global cybersecurity landscape
• Private equity activity is on a rise