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## Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash

DevFeed: [Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/proofpoint-agrees-to-buy-data-security-company-varonis-for-6-3b-in-cash-88291.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/15/proofpoint-agrees-to-buy-data-security-company-varonis-for-6-3b-in-cash/>)

Author: Duncan Riley

Published: 2026-10-15T22:48:38Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [SiliconANGLE](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/siliconangle.md>)

Topics: [proofpoint](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proofpoint.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [threat detection](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-detection.md>), [Global Payments](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/global-payments.md>), [solarwinds](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/solarwinds.md>)

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### AI overview

Proofpoint agreed to acquire Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, a 52% premium to Varonis' pre-reporting share price. The article describes the companies' plans to combine Varonis' data mapping and access controls with Proofpoint's security products, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. They expect the deal to close in the first half of 2027.

### Source excerpt

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.