M&A Deal Summary

Proofpoint Acquires Nuclei

On May 21, 2025, Proofpoint acquired information technology company Nuclei

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Proofpoint’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Proofpoint’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Proofpoint’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-21
Target Nuclei
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Proofpoint
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nuclei

Holmdel, New Jersey, United States
Nuclei is a technology company specializing in compliance archiving and AI-driven data enrichment for modern workplace communications. Nuclei was formed in 2019 and is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Proofpoint

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees3,658
Revenue 1.1B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

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 founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 25
Sector: Information Technology M&A 6 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 24 of 24
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 20 of 20
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-15 Hornetsecurity

Hannover, Germany

Hornetsecurity is a cloud security provider and secures the IT infrastructure, digital communications, and data of companies and organizations of all sizes. Hornetsecurity was founded in 2007 and is based in Hannover, Germany.

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