Proofpoint agrees to acquire German company Hornetsecurity, which specializes in managed cloud-based email security services, for $1B+, set to close in H2 2025
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is set to acquire European rival Hornetsecurity for north of $1 billion to strengthen its European presence …
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in cash for $157 per share, a 31% premium on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B
https://www.reuters.com/... Chris Merkel / @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange : Scoop: Anonymous has hacked the neuralinks of the leadership teams at Splunk and Cisco. While I can't identify the specific ...
Mimecast, which makes email security tools, says PE firm Permira plans to take it private in a $5.8B all-cash deal; Mimecast has been public since 2015
Nine months after competitor Proofpoint was scooped up by Thoma Bravo for $12.3 billion, Mimecast is also going the private equity route.
Sources: Thoma Bravo is raising $35B for tech company buyouts; in 2021, the PE firm acquired RealPage for $10.2B and Proofpoint for $12.3B
US-based specialist on a software acquisition binge is raising $35bn for more — The mood was buoyant when private equity executives congregated … Tweets: @antoinegara and @robinwauters Tweets: Antoi...
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo buys SaaS security vendor Proofpoint for $12.3B in cash; Proofpoint had a market cap of $7.5B as of its closing price on Friday
Moree M&A activity underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo …
Cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint to buy threat management provider ObserveIT for $225M in an all-cash deal
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SaaS provider Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark, which provides messaging security for ISPs and mobile carriers, for $110M
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