Security News > 2021 > February > Apax Partners Buys Majority Stake in Herjavec Group
Famed "Shark Tank" investor and cybersecurity entrepreneur Robert Herjavec found himself on the other side of the negotiating table recently, and has agreed to sell a majority stake in the security firm he founded in 2003 to investment group Apex Partners.
Apax and Herjavec this week said a definitive agreement has been signed for Apax Funds to acquire a majority stake of Managed Security Services Provider, the Herjavec Group.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Mr. Herjavec will remain as a significant stakeholder and the firm's Chief Executive Officer.
With more than 300 employees, Herjavec Group has offices and Security Operations Centers across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and India.
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