{"id":40606,"date":"2021-04-26T16:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T16:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/security-vendor-proofpoint-snapped-up-by-private-equity-for-12-3bn-but-still-in-search-of-profit\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T16:15:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T16:15:09","slug":"security-vendor-proofpoint-snapped-up-by-private-equity-for-12-3bn-but-still-in-search-of-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/security-vendor-proofpoint-snapped-up-by-private-equity-for-12-3bn-but-still-in-search-of-profit\/","title":{"rendered":"Security vendor Proofpoint snapped up by private equity for $12.3bn but still in search of profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Proofpoint has become the latest sizable tech vendor to succumb to private equity after Thoma Bravo succeeded in its $12.3bn grasp for the infosec giant.<\/p>\n<p>Shareholders are set to get $176 per share in cash, 34 per cent more than Proofpoint&#8217;s closing share price on 23 April, according to bid details.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",banner_plus,fluid,mpu\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Having gone public in 2012, CEO Gary Steele said now was the time for Proofpoint to return to private ownership. The move would allow the firm to be &#8220;even more agile with greater flexibility to continue investing in innovation, building on our leadership position and staying ahead of threat actors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course it also means that the company can make moves outside of the glare of Wall Street moneymen and their quarterly expectations.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu_plusplus,\" data-sm=\",mpu_plusplus,\" data-md=\",mpu_plusplus,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>$35bn private equity firm Thoma Bravo has form when it comes to slurping computer security vendors. In February 2020, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/02\/27\/sophos_selloff_stopped_by_bike_scheme\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it bought British encryption and antivirus outfit Sophos<\/a> for \u00a33bn. It also owned certificate specialist Entrust (which it later <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/pressarticle\/53206\/thoma-bravo-sells-entrust-to-datacard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sold<\/a> to Datacard); it also has a monitory stake in security software firm McAfee; and equity in identity and access management vendor SailPoint.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Hahn, former Netscape CTO, founded Proofpoint in June 2002, and helped launch the company the following year, having raised $7m in a Series A funding round. It was initially backed by venture capitalists Benchmark Capital and by Stanford University. In 2012, the company&#8217;s IPO raised more than $80m.<\/p>\n<p>In its first-quarter results for 2021, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/04\/26\/2216817\/0\/en\/Proofpoint-Announces-First-Quarter-2021-Financial-Results.html#:~:text=Revenue%3A%20Total%20revenue%20for%20the,the%20first%20quarter%20of%202020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proofpoint announced<\/a> revenue of $287.8m, up 15 per cent on the first quarter of 2020. Gross profits were $214.3m, up from $180.8m year-on-year. However, it posted an operating loss $42.1 for the same period, not much changed from a year earlier.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-md=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YIcJN1wT7@g4a3T@V-HVsAAAAIc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>In 2018, it had its credentials dented somewhat when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2018\/08\/30\/email_filtering_missing_attacks\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mimecast research<\/a> pointed out that its servers \u2013 along with Microsoft&#8217;s \u2013 missed malware attachments, impersonation, and malicious links in 15,656 emails from a sample of 142 million. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/26\/proofpoint_thoma_bravo\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoma Bravo follows Sophos purchase with further infosec landgrab Proofpoint has become the latest sizable tech vendor to succumb to private equity after Thoma Bravo succeeded in its $12.3bn grasp for the infosec giant.\u2026 READ MORE 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