[German]It has been rumored for some time, now it is confirmed. The security provider Palo Alto Networks is taking over the Israeli security provider CyberArc. The deal amounts to the sum of 25 billion US dollars, with shares being purchased.
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Palo Alto Networks has announced in a press release that it intends to acquire CyberArk. CyberArk Software Ltd. is an Israeli information security company that provides identity management services. The company's technology is mainly used in the financial services, energy, retail, healthcare and government markets.
Palo Alto Networks CyberArk announces that under the terms of the agreement, CyberArk stockholders will receive $45.00 in cash and 2.2005 shares of Palo Alto Networks common stock for each CyberArk share. This represents an equity value of approximately $25 billion for CyberArk and a 26% premium to the unaffected 10-day average of CyberArk's daily VWAPs as of Friday, July 25, 2025.
Palo Alto Networks sees it as a strategic merger that marks its official entry into the identity security space and establishes it as the centerpiece of the company's multi-platform strategy. By combining CyberArk's long-standing leadership in Identity Security and Privileged Access Management (PAM) with Palo Alto Networks' comprehensive AI-powered security platforms, the protection of privileged identities will be extended to all types of identities, it says. This includes human, machine and a new wave of autonomous AI agents.
The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Palo Alto Networks and CyberArk and is expected to close in the second half of Palo Alto Networks' fiscal year 2026. This is, of course, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals and the approval of CyberArk shareholders.
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