Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for $6.3B to bolster AI security

The all-cash deal values Varonis at $49.75 a share and would take the Nasdaq-listed company private if it clears shareholder and regulatory approvals.

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Primary source: Ctech

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Proofpoint is paying for Varonis's data-access controls as businesses give AI systems more ways to reach sensitive information. The acquisition puts those controls inside a larger security platform, with integration and customer adoption still to prove.

Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis deal takes a 20-year data-security thesis private — Varonis co-founder Yaki Faitelson says the deal will speed its AI-security mission; shareholders are due $49.75 a share if the acquisition clears approvals.

Proofpoint agreed to acquire Varonis in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.3 billion, adding the data-security company's tools for protecting enterprise data and AI agents. CTech reported the agreement on October 16th; the offer values each Varonis share at $49.75 and would take the company private if the deal closes.…

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