CyberRisk Alliance will bring together leading brands – the best of breed companies – in each platform category.
Strategy
CyberRisk Alliance will comprise an ensemble of highly specialized businesses producing information, events, digital marketing services and other professional intelligence resources with a shared mission of informing, educating and training business professionals on the subject of cybersecurity and information risk management, while building community and facilitating industry commerce.
CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) will offer a range of business intelligence products delivering unique services of maximum value by publishing high-quality distinctive content, producing exclusive events and other specialized services, while orchestrating the ‘inner circle’ of top industry leaders, and curating community discussion to enable learning and networking.
Serving as a marketing platform, CRA will also connect leading technology and service providers with the community of cyber risk professionals.
CRA’s portfolio will be formed through a combination of organic product development and a series of highly targeted platform acquisitions and partnerships.
The company will bring together leading brands – the best of breed companies – in each platform category and will be led by a collaborative and accomplished team of entrepreneurs, operators and investors.
GROWING SECURITY BREACH CONCERN
2018 Year to Date
0
0
(Source: Privacy Rights Clearinghouse)
Market Characteristics
- An unprecedented surge of cybercriminal activity is threatening our national and global security and economic stability.
- Fraught with threats, the current environment is putting increased pressure on large corporations across all industry sectors, government agencies, healthcare organizations and academic institutions, which is driving the active expansion of the information security and risk discipline.
- Cybersecurity and information risk professionals, corporate officers and board members that govern the risk and compliance process have an increasingly high demand for information resources, training, professional networking, peer interaction and the exchange of best practices.
- The market’s rapid evolution has led to a proliferation of technology and product innovation requiring traditional and advanced marketing services.
Worldwide spending on cybersecurity products and services
$120
billion spent in 2017,
rising from $3.5 billion in 2004
$1+
trillion in growth,
predicted cumulatively over
the next five years
12-15%
growth rate,
through 2021
(Source: Cybersecurity Ventures)
CyberRisk Alliance…
Informs …
through its industry research, data, digital media and other time sensitive professional intelligence
Educates …
through its training, certification, security awareness advisory services and leadership development programs
Builds Community …
through its peer membership councils, invitation-only events, industry conferences and award programs
Facilitates Commerce …
through its advanced data-driven marketing services platform and sponsorships
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
CyberRisk Alliance invests in businesses serving the cybersecurity and information risk management marketplace with the following characteristics:
- Growth-oriented profitable information, event, digital marketing services and other specialized professional intelligence resources
- Leading brands providing high-quality services, respected by their customers and rewarded with high renewal rates
- Businesses with a differentiated product or service, including those that require operating investment to unlock high-growth potential
- Experienced innovative leadership with a strong understanding and passion for the cyber risk industry
- Ownership seeking an operating or investment partner to enable a transitional or staged exit strategy
CyberRisk Alliance is flexible about transaction and partnership structures to create mutually fulfilling relationships.
CyberRisk Alliance is highly experienced in business transactions and partnerships. Leadership is fair-minded and operates confidentially and decisively.
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LEADERSHIP
Doug Manoni
Founder and CEO
“An industry of critical importance to our national and global security and economic stability, CRA will support high risk decisions with increased confidence”
- Partnered with Growth Catalyst Partners on the launch of CyberRisk Alliance
- Director, Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD), a global services and technology solutions company
- Former CEO of SourceMedia
- Founder and Former CEO, Wicks Business Information
- Former Chairman, Connectiv Association
- Recognized as a visionary and an innovative leader, expert in applying transformative strategies
- Deep operating experience across diverse range of media and event business models
- Creative dealmaker, managing over 50 transactions valued at approximately $1 billion
- Consistent track record of increasing EV and delivering strong positive returns for all stakeholders
- 20+ year highly active relationship with Growth Catalyst Partners
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Learn more at
GrowthCatalystPartners.com
CyberRisk Alliance, LLC was formed in November 2018 through a partnership between Doug Manoni, its Founder and CEO, and Growth Catalyst Partners, a lower-middle market buyout firm focused on information, marketing services and tech-enabled services.
Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP) will provide equity capital in full support of the CyberRisk Alliance’s strategy, while also leveraging its deep industry network and M&A expertise.
With combined experience of more than 60 years investing in and managing over 235 mergers and acquisitions in its target sectors, GCP’s founders offer unique strategic expertise to help their portfolio companies and limited partners create extraordinary value. By partnering with existing management teams, GCP primarily targets investments in companies and sectors with strong growth potential through both organic initiatives as well as strategic acquisitions.
Growth Catalyst Partners has offices in Chicago, IL and Rowayton, CT.
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