General Catalyst, Accel acquire ’@’ inventor

The two firms are equally partnering with company management to acquire technology services company BBNT Solutions, the creator of the first network e-mail, from Verizon.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based private equity firm General Catalyst Partners and Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm Accel Partners announced are taking equal stakes in BBNT Solutions from US telecommunications giant Verizon.

 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BBNT management is also taking a significant share in the company, according to Catalyst managing director David Fialkow.

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