What happened
Managed security services provider CyberMaxx acquired Avertium, the companies announced on September 16, 2026, as reported by Channel Dive. Price and terms were not disclosed.
Avertium is an Elite Microsoft Sentinel partner with expertise across the Microsoft 365 security stack, including Intune, Entra, Purview and Defender. CyberMaxx said it previously lacked in-house Microsoft managed detection and response. The deal also adds offensive security work, from penetration tests to purple team exercises, and governance, risk and compliance services. CyberMaxx had been referring compliance projects such as CMMC and HIPAA to outside firms and will now deliver them itself.
CyberMaxx received a private equity investment from Periscope Equity in 2021 and a credit facility from Comvest Credit Partners in 2025, which helped fund its acquisitions. Earlier deals include Corvid Cyberdefense in January 2026, and Cybersafe Solutions and onShore Security about a year before that.
About 90% of CyberMaxx bookings come through channel partners, mainly technology services distributors and technology advisors. CyberMaxx works with Telarus, Intelisys, AppDirect and Sandler Partners, while Avertium works with Avant and GTS, with no overlap. John Pinkham, CyberMaxx's VP of marketing and alliances, said, "We want to be the consolidator."
What it means for the books
For MSPs that resell or refer either company's services, a merger on the vendor side can change who invoices, which entity holds the contract and which distributor pays commissions. Checking active agreements, renewal dates and assignment clauses helps confirm what carries over.
Firms that earn referral or agency commissions through a technology services distributor can reconcile commission statements against expected amounts for the next few cycles, since a change in contracting entity can delay or misroute payments. Where an MSP bundles a third-party MDR or compliance service into its own offering, it is worth confirming that cost of revenue still maps to the right client and service line after any vendor billing change.
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