10月15日 - Thoma Bravo旗下的网络安全公司Proofpoint将以全现金方式收购数据安全公司Varonis Systems，交易价值约63亿美元，双方于周四宣布。
Oct 15 - Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity company Proofpoint will buy data security firm Varonis Systems in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.3 billion, the companies said on Thursday.
根据协议，Varonis股东将获得每股49.75美元现金，较该公司6月22日收盘价溢价52%，6月22日是关于可能出售的首次猜测出现前一天，双方表示。
Under the agreement, Varonis shareholders will receive $49.75 per share in cash, a 52% premium to the company's closing share price on June 22, the day before speculation about a possible sale first emerged, the companies said.
该报价使Varonis的股权价值为57.1亿美元。其股价在延时交易中上涨约2.7%。
The offer values Varonis' equity at $5.71 billion. Its shares rose about 2.7% in extended trading.
该交易预计将于2027年上半年完成，正值企业加大网络安全支出以应对网络犯罪，而人工智能在这些犯罪中被越来越多地用于窃取数据。
The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, comes as businesses ramp up spending on cybersecurity to combat cybercrime, where AI is being increasingly used to steal data.
总部位于迈阿密的Varonis提供数字安全服务，包括云存储系统上的数据分类和员工行为追踪。
Miami-based Varonis offers digital security services, including data classification on cloud storage systems and employee behavior tracking.
“我们的使命是保护人工智能及其驱动的数据。通过与Proofpoint携手，我们将比以往任何时候都更快实现这一使命，” Varonis联合创始人兼首席执行官Yaki Faitelson表示。
"Our mission is to secure AI and the data that powers it. By joining forces with Proofpoint, we can achieve this mission faster than ever," Varonis co-founder and CEO Yaki Faitelson said.
路透社曾在9月报道称Proofpoint正在就收购Varonis Systems进行讨论。6月，媒体曾报道Varonis在私募股权公司提出收购兴趣后正在权衡出售，导致公司股价一度飙升约30%。
Reuters had reported in September that Proofpoint was in discussions to acquire Varonis Systems. In June, media outlets had reported that Varonis was weighing a sale after fielding takeover interest from private equity firms, sending the company's shares surging about 30%.
Proofpoint销售帮助公司防御网络攻击的软件，该公司曾在2021年被Thoma Bravo以约123亿美元的估值在私有化交易中收购。
Proofpoint, which sells software that helps companies defend against cyberattacks, was bought by Thoma Bravo in 2021 in a take-private deal that valued the company at about $12.3 billion.
高盛公司担任Varonis的财务顾问，而美国银行证券、摩根士丹利公司、摩根大通证券、瑞银证券和瑞穗证券美国分公司担任Proofpoint的财务顾问。
Goldman Sachs & Co was the financial advisor to Varonis, while BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley & Co, J.P. Morgan Securities, UBS Securities, and Mizuho Securities USA advised Proofpoint.
Varonis表示将于11月3日公布第三季度财务业绩，但不会举行电话会议。
Varonis said it will announce its financial results for the third quarter on November 3, but will not hold an earnings conference call.