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Varonis 8-K Ex. 99.1: Proofpoint to acquire Varonis
Proofpoint to acquire Varonis in a $6.3 billion all-cash transaction, combining two cybersecurity leaders to create a unified platform protecting against AI-accelerated threats and data risks. The deal values Varonis at $49.75 per share, representing a 52% premium to the June 2026 closing price, and is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Summary
Proofpoint to acquire Varonis in a $6.3 billion all-cash transaction, combining two cybersecurity leaders to create a unified platform protecting against AI-accelerated threats and data risks. The deal values Varonis at $49.75 per share, representing a 52% premium to the June 2026 closing price, and is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
Tags
acquisition · cybersecurity · data-security · proofpoint · varonis · ai-threats · merger
Key entities
Proofpoint (organization, 0.99) · Varonis Systems, Inc. (organization, 0.99) · Thoma Bravo (organization, 0.95) · Yaki Faitelson (person, 0.95) · Sumit Dhawan (person, 0.95) · Miami, FL (location, 0.9) · Sunnyvale, CA (location, 0.9) · Proofpoint acquisition of Varonis (event, 0.99) · AI-accelerated threats (concept, 0.92) · data security (concept, 0.95)
Classification
reference · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-haiku-4-5 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 19 Oct 2026