William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Nominum, Inc. in connection with its sale to Akamai Technologies, Inc. The transaction was announced on October 11, 2017.
Transaction Highlights
- Deep sector knowledge: Nominum recognized William Blair’s extensive knowledge and experience in the infrastructure software and security markets.
- Highly strategic transaction: The acquisition of Nominum is highly strategic for Akamai adding to Akamai’s portfolio of security offerings while expanding Akamai’s solutions and distribution to service providers.
- Trusted guidance: William Blair provided unparalleled process and execution expertise and market insight to ensure an efficient and successful transaction for Nominum.
About the Companies
Nominum is a global leader in internet security and services innovation. Founded in 1999, the Silicon Valley company delivers an integrated software platform with purpose-built security and other applications powered by DNS. Serving more than 130 service providers in over 40 countries, Nominum delivers safe, customizable internet solutions and promotes greater value to over half a billion users. Nominum’s venture capital investors include Advanced Technology Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, and Morgenthaler Ventures.
Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the internet fast, reliable, and secure for its customers. Akamai’s cloud delivery platform is unparalleled in scale with more than 200,000 servers across 130 countries. Akamai is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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