June 20 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity software firm Semperis

said on Thursday it has raised $125 million in financing from

J.P. Morgan and Hercules Capital ( HTGC ), which would fund research and

development at the company and help expand its global footprint.

The financing comes two years after Semperis raised $200

million in a Series C round led by private equity firm KKR

.

The decade-old company provides an identity system defense

platform for enterprises and government agencies and also helps

organizations safeguard their hybrid Active Directory

environment that manages permissions and network access.

Semperis' customers include law firm Ropes & Gray, French

drugmaker Sanofi and Chinese personal computers maker

Lenovo Group ( LNVGF ).

The Hoboken, New Jersey-based company is also backed by

venture capital firms Insight Partners, Ten Eleven Partners and

Paladin.