M&A Deal Summary

Palo Alto Networks Acquires Bridgecrew

On February 16, 2021, Palo Alto Networks acquired information technology company Bridgecrew for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 8th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 9th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-02-16
Target Bridgecrew
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Palo Alto Networks
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

Bridgecrew

San Francisco, California, United States
Bridgecrew is a developer-first cloud security company. Bridgecrew is a pioneer in shift left, focusing on infrastructure as code (IaC), where infrastructure configuration is codified during development. The company's developer-first IaC security platform offers developers and DevOps teams a systematic way to enforce infrastructure security standards throughout the development lifecycle.

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Buyer

Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Information Technology
Employees15,166
Revenue 8.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Palo Alto Networks' corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Palo Alto Networks' corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that provides a range of security products and services to businesses and organizations. The company's products include network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection, among others. Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 21
Sector: Information Technology M&A 8 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 21
State: California M&A 9 of 9
Country: United States M&A 12 of 14
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-11 Expanse

San Francisco, California, United States

Expanse is the first automated global Internet intelligence company. Expanse indexes every device on the public Internet every hour to provide comprehensive information about an organization’s Internet-facing risks. Expanse was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy $670M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-17 Cider Security

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Cider Security is a provider of an application security (AppSec) and software supply chain security. Cider Security is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Buy $195M