Thoma Bravo Acquires DigiCert

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Utah-based DigiCert, a global SSL Certificate Authority (CA) and the leading provider of trusted certificate management solutions. As part of the transaction, TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm and current majority shareholder in DigiCert, will sell a portion of its interest and will remain as a minority shareholder. While financial details were not disclosed, the Thoma Bravo investment represents one of the largest technology investments ever made in a Utah-based business.

"DigiCert represents an outstanding investment opportunity to back a market leader with a tremendous management team in a great business sector we know well," said Seth Boro, managing partner at Thoma Bravo. "SSL and certificate management technology play a critical part in securing the digital economy, and DigiCert has been a market leader in the space, known for its consistent innovation and first-rate customer service."

Based in Lehi, Utah, DigiCert provides digital certificates to over 115,000 customers in more than 180 countries, and is one of the few CAs dedicated solely to advancing PKI-based solutions for enterprises and networked devices. DigiCert is a leading provider of SSL and other digital certificates as well as certificate lifecycle management products for e-commerce, healthcare, the Internet of Things and other emerging markets. DigiCert facilitates certificate deployment and management for enterprise projects ranging from thousands to tens of millions of publicly trusted certificates.

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