Bugcrowd completes acquisition of Informer to enhance offerings across attack surface management and penetration testing
May 23, 2024•about 1 year ago
Acquiring Company
Bugcrowd
Acquired Company
Informer
Description
Bugcrowd, a leading provider of crowdsourced security, has successfully acquired Informer, a UK-based leading provider of external attack surface management (ASM) and continuous penetration testing. This acquisition widens Bugcrowd's innovation lead in providing crowdsourced security to customers of all sizes and industries, further accelerating its reach and capabilities to customers globally with even more advanced solutions to address their evolving needs for proactive security.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed