M&A Deal Summary

Palo Alto Networks Acquires Chronosphere

On November 19, 2025, Palo Alto Networks acquired software company Chronosphere from General Atlantic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Palo Alto Networks’ 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-11-19
Target Chronosphere
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Palo Alto Networks
Sellers(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Chronosphere

New York, New York, United States
Chronosphere is a cloud-native data monitoring platform built on M3. Chronosphere was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

Search 214,107 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

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 21 of 21
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 21 of 21
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 14 of 14
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-30 CyberArk

Petach Tikva, Israel

CyberArk focuses on eliminating the most advanced cyber threats; those that use insider privileges to attack the heart of the enterprise. CyberArk was founded in 1996 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

Buy $25.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 166 of 166
Sector: Software M&A 11 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 50 of 50
State: New York M&A 11 of 11
Country: United States M&A 86 of 86
Year: 2025 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-17 SmartHR

Tokyo, Japan

SmartHR offers a cloud-based software platform that helps companies in Japan automate HR and labour management tasks (such as onboarding, contracts, attendance, payroll, evaluations, and analytics). SmartHR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Buy -