Cybersecurity Firm Datapath Acquires MSP Bright Bear

ChannelE2E item on Datapath acquiring Bright Bear Technology Solutions, naming Nathan Phinney's transition from Bright Bear president to Datapath general manager of Southern California.

By Ty Trumbull, ChannelE2E, July 14, 2020. A short news item based on a company release; it contains no direct quotes from Nathan. Datapath CEO David Darmstandler and COO James Bates are quoted.

Title as printed: “Cybersecurity Firm Datapath Acquires MSP Bright Bear”.

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What Nathan said

Nothing in print. ChannelE2E reported: “President Nathan Phinney transitions to general manager of Southern California for Datapath, the company announced.”

Key facts

• “Northern California-based cybersecurity firm Datapath has acquired Bright Bear Technology Solutions for an undisclosed amount.”
• “DataPath is headquartered in Modesto, California, and has offices in Irvine and Fresno.”
• “Bright Bear Technology Solutions is a managed services provider based in Irvine, California.”
• “The deal will create one of the largest MSP and cybersecurity providers in the state, the company said.”
• “It represents the second in a series of planned acquisitions across California and the west coast of the U.S. as Datapath seeks to expand in the coming years, according to the company.”
• “The deal took place 100 percent remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.”
• Logged by ChannelE2E as M&A deal 285 of 2020.