Proofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3 billion, researchers tie Discover-Tech ads to spyware, and Axonica raises
Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, researchers say Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech helped deliver Candiru spyware, and Axonica Labs, Skapion and Zenzap raise money.
Proofpoint, owned by Thoma Bravo, agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash - The $49.75 a share price is a 52% premium over the price before sale rumors began in June.
Sources: Globes, CTech, Times of Israel, Bizportal
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