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Inside the sale of Varonis: How Thoma Bravo secured the $6.3 billion deal

08.11.26|Allon Sinai

Varonis's board initially sought $54 a share but accepted $49.75 after the private equity firm called its offer final. A newly filed proxy reveals how eight strategic buyers failed to produce an offer, how negotiations unfolded and what the deal means for the company's executives and roughly 1,000 employees in Israel.

Varonis’ $6.3 billion sale shows the risks of growing old in cybersecurity

17.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli-founded company is being acquired after years of struggling to keep pace with the shift to cloud software and the rise of AI. Its exit raises questions about whether younger cybersecurity companies should pursue an IPO or sell while valuations are high.

Why Proofpoint is paying $6.3 billion for Israeli-founded Varonis

16.10.26|CTech

The acquisition combines Proofpoint’s focus on email and human security with Varonis’ data protection technology, as AI agents gain access to sensitive corporate information. It follows a turbulent year for Varonis shares, which plunged nearly 49% in a single session before recovering.

Proofpoint to acquire Israeli-founded Varonis in $6.3 billion all-cash deal

16.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The transaction will give Varonis shareholders $49.75 per share, a 52% premium to the stock's June closing price before initial sale rumors. The deal will take the Nasdaq-listed data security company private and expand Proofpoint's capabilities in protecting enterprise data and AI agents.

Proofpoint in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity company Varonis

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman

Varonis shares jumped more than 10% following reports of the talks, pushing its market value to $5.37 billion.

The SaaS reckoning reaches private equity

09.02.26|Sophie Shulman

AI-driven repricing turns once-coveted software portfolios into a growing liability.

Verint agrees to $2 billion buyout by Thoma Bravo

25.08.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman

Acquisition delivers 18% premium for shareholders and signals acceleration of AI-driven CX automation strategy.

Thoma Bravo closing on $2 billion acquisition of Verint

25.08.25|Sophie Shulman

Transaction includes debt and values call center software company well above current market cap.

Verint’s quiet goodbye: How a once-promising Israeli tech star became a modest buyout

03.07.25|Sophie Shulman

An exit worth over $1 billion masks years of missed growth, strategy stumbles, and changing markets.

בניין ו משרדי ורינט verint רחוב משכית 33 הרצליה

Thoma Bravo in talks to buy Verint as CRM market faces AI upheaval

02.07.25|Sophie Shulman

Deal talks surface as the Israeli-American software firm struggles with falling stock and AI headwinds.

Thoma Bravo cashes in with $372M sale of CyberArk shares after stock surge

08.12.24|Golan Hazani

Private equity giant trims its stake in Israeli cybersecurity company, capitalizing on a sharp rise in share value since the Venafi acquisition, which resulted in Thoma Bravo receiving CyberArk shares.

אורלנדו בראבו מנכ"ל ומייסד קרן תומא בראבו

Beware of the cyber Frankenstein: Figuring out Thoma Bravo’s next move

21.09.23|Sophie Shulman

If the American investment fund, which has already purchased 15 cyber companies since 2009, decides to merge them into one entity, a giant will be created that will dwarf many of the leaders in the field

רוברט סייל שותף בקרן הצמיחה של ענקית ההשקעות תומא בראבו

Thoma Bravo: "What crisis? We are in talks to invest in six Israeli cyber companies"

11.11.22|Sophie Shulman

Robert (Tre) Sayle, a Partner on the Growth team at Thoma Bravo added: "The investment market is very active now despite the talk of a slowdown. We will invest in Israel as much as possible"

Fintech company Personetics raises $85 million from Thoma Bravo

19.01.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli firm has developed a data-driven personalization and customer engagement platform and partners with over 80 financial institutions in 30 global markets

230 new millionaires to be born thanks to ironSource SPAC merger

22.06.21|Golan Hazani

The Israeli company’s merger with a Thoma Bravo-backed SPAC next week at an $11 billion valuation will provide life-altering fortune to hundreds of its employees

Thoma Bravo acquires Applitools for $250 million

30.03.21|Sophie Shulman

The new deal is the U.S.-based firm’s fourth in Israel

IronSource shareholders and employees on their way to a $1.5 billion payday

21.03.21|Sophie Shulman

The company will raise $2.3 billion at an $11 billion valuation through a SPAC merger with Thoma Bravo

Report: IronSource in talks to merge with SPAC at $10 billion valuation

15.03.21|Meir Orbach

The targeting company is Thoma Bravo, one of the largest and most active investment firms operating in the tech sector

נתיבי איילון נחסמו לשני הכיוונים בגלל עלייה במפלס המים נתיבי איילון מכיוון עזריאלי

Imperva to Lay Off Dozens of Employees Following Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

15.01.19|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet

The technology investment firm completed Imperva's $2.1 billion acquisition Thursday

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Imperva

14.01.19|Lilach Baumer

The technology investment firm announced an agreement to buy Nasdaq-listed information security company Imperva for $2.1 billion in October 2018