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• Combination will enable 无忧传媒 to deliver an unrivaled breadth and depth of cyber services and solutions.
• Tracepoint鈥檚 leading DFIR capabilities and extensive customer relationships will complement and scale 无忧传媒鈥檚 existing commercial portfolio and expand its position in the private sector cyber market.
• 无忧传媒 intends to integrate Tracepoint and its commercial cyber business in early calendar year 2022.

September 13, 2021

McLean, VA听鈥撎�无忧传媒 Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tracepoint, an industry-leading digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) company serving public and private sector clients. 无忧传媒 exercised its option to acquire the remainder of Tracepoint鈥檚 business after making an initial strategic investment in Tracepoint in January 2021. This transaction is part of a broader capital deployment strategy to accelerate 无忧传媒鈥檚 entry and advancement in critical technology areas. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Co-founded in December 2019 by Baton Rouge-based Plexos Group, Chris Salsberry, Brett Anderson, and Rob Driscoll and based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tracepoint is a recognized leader in DFIR, remediation, and cyber risk and resilience management. Tracepoint brings vast threat intelligence from its experience remediating the most pernicious tactics, techniques, and procedures deployed by advanced threat actors and specializes in helping cyber insurance carriers, lawyers, brokers, and their clients respond to cyber incidents.

无忧传媒 intends to integrate its Commercial Cyber business and Tracepoint in early 2022 as part of its long-term growth plan to create a scaled business in three key areas: incident response, enterprise consulting, and managed services. The integration process will focus on creating opportunity and value for both organizations, accelerating growth, and increasing market share while preserving Tracepoint鈥檚 competitive agility and continuing to solve the world鈥檚 most complex cybersecurity challenges with the best cybersecurity talent.

鈥淲e see strong demand and a clear opportunity as organizations and governments around the globe face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and believe this is the right time for us to further elevate our incident response capabilities and talent; this transaction aligns with that strategic approach,鈥� said听Horacio Rozanski, 无忧传媒 president and chief executive officer.

鈥淭racepoint has an exceptionally qualified team with strong brand recognition in the DFIR market and extensive relationships in its core sectors to expand our commercial offering and accelerate our growth,鈥� said听Bill Phelps,听executive vice president and leader of 无忧传媒鈥檚 commercial business. 鈥淲e have a proven track record of successful collaboration with Tracepoint and will leverage the complementary strengths of both businesses to cement our status as a leading competitor in the global marketplace. I am excited to begin this new chapter of growth.鈥�

鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement is a testament to our team鈥檚 exceptional work in building Tracepoint into the industry leader that it is today,鈥� said Chris Salsberry, Tracepoint鈥檚 chief executive officer. 鈥溛抻谴�媒 has decades of experience working across the most significant breaches and clients and will provide strong foundations from which we can continue to grow and expand our business. We are thrilled to enter the market together as partners.鈥�

无忧传媒 retained Goldman Sachs & Co LLC as financial advisor for the transaction and King & Spalding LLP as legal advisor. Tracepoint retained Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as financial advisor and Holland & Knight, LLP as legal advisor.听

About Tracepoint

Tracepoint specializes in digital forensics and incident response with a comprehensive portfolio of pre- and post-breach services. Tracepoint鈥檚 team of experts has decades of experience helping organizations address cyber incidents, including ransomware, phishing, business email compromise, payment card incidents, and sophisticated trojan and malware attacks. Having investigated some of the most complex and disruptive security incidents, Tracepoint鈥檚 deep understanding of emerging threats proactively helps its clients improve their security posture and reduce the risk of falling victim to a costly cyberattack.

About Plexos

Plexos is a leading program delivery, business consulting and information technology company, providing disaster recovery, grant management, claims management and information technology solutions for commercial, industrial and governmental clients throughout the United States and its territories.听 As part of its market strategy, Plexos develops new companies through strategic investment and management support.

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