Proofpoint Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Proofpoint has acquired 21 companies of its own, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Proofpoint’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Wombat Security Technologies for $225M. Proofpoint has acquired in 8 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (53%) and internet software and services (29%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Proofpoint

Proofpoint, Inc.

925 West Maude Avenue,
Sunnyvale, California 94085
United States,
(408) 517-4710
www.proofpoint.com

Proofpoint is a security-as-a-service provider that focuses on cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, archiving & governance, and secure communications. Proofpoint was formed in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 17 2 - 1 1 - 21
vol $551M $225M $63M $839M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Dathena Corp. 2022-01-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore · www.dathena.io
InteliSecure, Inc. 2021-02-22 63M USD Add-on Acquisition
Greenwood Village, Colorado · www.intelisecure.com
ObserveIT Ltd. 2019-11-03 225M USD Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.observeit.com
Meta Networks Ltd. 2019-05-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · www.metanetworks.com
Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. 2018-02-06 225M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.wombatsecurity.com
Weblife Balance, Inc. 2017-11-29 60M USD Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.weblife.io
Cloudmark, Inc. 2017-11-07 110M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.cloudmark.com
FireLayers, Inc. 2016-10-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Redwood City, California · www.firelayers.com
Return Path - Email Fraud Protection (EFP) Business 2016-08-24 - Divestiture
New York City, New York
Socialware, Inc. 2015-11-03 9M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.socialware.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 11 (52%) 321M (38%) - -
Internet Software and Services 6 (29%) 120M (14%) - -
Information Technology 4 (19%) 398M (47%) - -
Total 21 $839M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 839M - -
  California 11 277M - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 9M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 225M - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 225M - -
  Indiana 1 40M - -
  Colorado 1 63M - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic 18 (86%) 839M (100%) - -
Cross-border 3 (14%) - - -
Total 21 $839M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $560M
< $100M 8 $279M
TOTAL $839M
Largest Wombat Security Technologies, Inc.
$225M (2018-02-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)

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