Point Wild, an online protection company, is looking at acquisitions to accelerate its growth, President and Chief Operating Officer Neill Feather told Mergermarket.

Headquartered in Boston, Point Wild was formed earlier this month as the result of the merger between Pango Group and Total Security. The company, which has an enterprise value of USD 1.7bn, acquires and integrates assets in a common platform and manages a portfolio of cybersecurity brands.

Point Wild is interested in acquisitions in the segment of consumer cybersecurity, Feather said. Deals could make sense to expand the company’s product capabilities in fields such as virtual private network (VPN) and antivirus software, as well as to expand its go-to-market channels, he explained.

It prefers scaled businesses with a go-to-market strategy and a path to profitability, the executive said. However, he added, small technology firms are also of interest.

Point Wild has a list of acquisition candidates located in the US and in Europe and is in talks with some of them, Feather said. The next deal could close in 2025, he added.

The number of opportunities in the market has been increasing in the last 12 months, he said.

Following the merger, Point Wild has annual recurring revenue of about USD 600m and trailing 12 months EBITDA of USD 150m, according to a press release. Organically the company’s revenues are growing at an annual average rate of more 20% and the executive expects this pace to continue. The company has about 350 employees, he said.

The financing of deals will depend on the size, he said. Point Wild could use cash or raise debt or equity either from existing or new investors, he added.

Point Wild investors include WndrCo, Madrone Capital Partners, Warburg Pincus, General Catalyst and Accel.

Point Wild operates with three go-to-market channels: direct-to-consumer, partner and enterprise. Its brands, including Total AV, HotSpot Shield, UltraAV, Betternet, CyEx, Simpluris, Comparitech, protect 25 million consumers and enterprises around the world.

In 2024, Pango Group made two acquisitions – in May it acquired Simpluris, a class action settlement administrator for legal, financial and corporate administration services, and in August it acquired the US customer base for Kaspersky Lab’s consumer cybersecurity business.

In September, Pango Group announced its separation from online safety company Aura. The separation process had started three years prior, as reported.

Feather joined Pango in 2021. Prior to Pango he was president at SiteLock, which was acquired by Sectigo in May 2021.