The IT security company Secunia has sold approximately 31 per cent of the company to the Danish private equity company Dansk Kapitalanlæg.
Secunia focuses on vulnerabilities in applications, developing and supporting intelligent software solutions for effective coverage and remediation of weaknesses in IT networks.
Since 2002 the company has developed from being a supplier of vulnerability information to today being a research house within the field of vulnerabilities.
Jesper Johansen, the newly elected chairman of the board and partner in Dansk Kapitalanlæg, says: ”Secunia has gone from being a small Danish start-up company to today being benchmarked against international companies within vulnerability intelligence and vulnerability management such as IBMs X-Force, BigFix, Shavlik, Qualys and Tippingpoint. This development and profitable growth has over the last eight years been facilitated by organic means, and Secunia remains as one of the only players in the industry that has not been financed by millions of venture capital dollars.”
Niels Henrik Rasmussen, who founded and has been the chief executive for Secunia since 2002, adds: “Dansk Kapitalanlæg is a very committed investor, who has shown a high level of professionalism throughout the entire process. Further in order for Secunia to continue to be able to execute fast and effectively, I believe that is it important for us to be in close professional proximity to the investor. I greatly value the trust that Dansk Kapitalanlæg has shown Secunia, the organisation, and the future strategy.”
