Palo Alto Networks - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Palo Alto Networks M&A Summary

Palo Alto Networks has acquired 18 companies, including 12 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Palo Alto Networks’ largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Expanse for $670M. Palo Alto Networks has acquired in 4 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (56%) and internet software and services (23%).

Palo Alto Networks Business Overview

Where is Palo Alto Networks headquartered?

Palo Alto Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

What is Palo Alto Networks’ revenue?

Palo Alto Networks disclosed revenue of 5,502M USD for 2022 and 4,256M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Palo Alto Networks have?

Palo Alto Networks has 27,864 employees.

What sector is Palo Alto Networks in?

Palo Alto Networks is a technology hardware company.

When was Palo Alto Networks founded?

Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

3000 Tannery Way,
Santa Clara, California 95054
United States,
(408) 753-4000
www.paloaltonetworks.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 11 3 1 1 2 - 18
vol $1.5B $1.4B $200M $195M $3.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Talon Cyber Security Ltd. 2023-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Tel Aviv, Israel · www.talon-sec.com
Dig Security 2023-10-31 - Add-on Acquisition
, Israel · www.dig.security
Cider Security 2022-11-17 195M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · www.cidersecurity.io
BridgeCrew, Inc. 2021-02-16 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.bridgecrew.io
Expanse, Inc. 2020-11-11 670M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.expanse.co
The Crypsis Group 2020-08-24 265M USD Add-on Acquisition
McLean, Virginia · www.crypsisgroup.com
CloudGenix, Inc. 2020-03-31 420M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California · www.cloudgenix.com
Aporeto, Inc. 2019-11-25 150M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California · www.aporeto.com
Zingbox, Inc. 2019-09-04 75M USD Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.zingbox.com
Twistlock 2019-05-29 410M USD Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.twistlock.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 10 (56%) 980M (30%) - -
Internet Software and Services 4 (22%) 645M (20%) - -
Software 3 (17%) 1.1B (33%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) 560M (17%) - -
Total 18 $3.3B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 12 2.8B - -
  California 9 2.1B - -
  Virginia 1 265M - -
  Oregon 1 410M - -
  New York 1 - - -
Israel 6 500M - -
Domestic 12 (67%) 2.8B (85%) - -
Cross-border 6 (33%) 500M (15%) - -
Total 18 $3.3B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 10 $3.2B
< $100M 1 $75M
TOTAL $3.3B
Largest Expanse, Inc.
$670M (2020-11-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)

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