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Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash
Months of speculation over the future of data security company Varonis Systems Inc. ended today when Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. agreed to buy it for about $6.3 billion in cash. Bloomberg first reported in June that Varonis was fielding early interest from private equity firms, among them Blackstone Inc., Thoma Bravo and Vista […] The post Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash Months of speculation over the future of data security company Varonis Systems Inc. ended today when Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. agreed to buy it for about $6.3 billion in cash. Bloomberg first reported in June that Varonis was fielding early interest from private equity firms, among them Blackstone Inc., Thoma…
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