A fund advised by Maxburg Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Paterva, a South Africa-based software company. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.
Paterva was founded in 2008 and is focusing on Cyber Security and Big Data Analytics. Its core product Maltego is used for graph-enhanced visualization and links analysis and is used, inter alia, in cyber law enforcement and in securing computer networks (socalled Penetration Testing and Threat Monitoring) as well as in a number of related fields.
Maxburg Capital Partners is an investment management company focusing on the German-speaking markets. The funds advised by Maxburg Capital Partners concentrate on long-term investments in profitable, medium-sized companies with the goal of enduring and sustainable value appreciation.
EGO HUMRICH WYEN advised on the transaction together with a team of the leading South-African law firm BOWMANS.