archTIS has acquired Spirion

archTIS Limited has acquired select assets of Spirion LLC for US$10.6 million. The acquisition will be funded through a capital raise of approximately US$13.9 million, comprising a placement of approximately US$2.5 million and a fully underwritten one-for-three accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer to raise approximately US$11.5 million. The proceeds will also be applied to executive and staff retention programs and growth capital.

archTIS, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF), is a global provider of software solutions enabling the secure collaboration of sensitive information. Its award-winning data-centric security solutions protect highly sensitive content across government, defense, supply chain, enterprise and regulated industries through attribute-based access and control (ABAC) policies. The company’s products include Kojensi, a multi-government-certified platform for the secure access, sharing and collaboration of sensitive and classified information, and NC Protect, which enhances information protection for file access, sharing, messaging and email of sensitive and classified content across Microsoft 365 applications, NetApp ONTAP, Nutanix Files and Windows file shares. Established in 2006, archTIS has over 17 years of experience delivering information security solutions to government, defense and enterprise clients operating at the highest security levels.

Spirion is a data security company specializing in the discovery, classification and protection of sensitive information, including personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI) and financial data, across an organization’s infrastructure, including cloud, on-premise and endpoint environments. Its proprietary AnyFind™ engine enables automated remediation and ongoing monitoring to support regulatory compliance with GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA, and to reduce data breach risk.

Oaklins’ team in Australia acted as the corporate advisor to archTIS in the acquisition of select assets of Spirion, as well as joint lead manager in the associated capital raise used to finance the transaction. The transaction highlights the team’s cross-border advisory expertise and its success in leveraging Australian capital markets to fund inorganic growth initiatives. It also demonstrates the ability to deliver complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and help businesses execute their growth initiatives.