Earlier today, Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, announced that it has completed the sale of Imperva, a leading provider of application and data security solutions, to Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), in an all-cash transaction that values Imperva at approximately $3.6 billion.
A global leader in cybersecurity, Imperva offers organizations the ability to protect critical applications, APIs, and data from unauthorized access anywhere, at scale, and with the highest possible return on investment. As part of its data security platform, it has the industry's leading Web Application Firewall (WAF) that analyzes web traffic to applications to prevent attacks and its Data Security platform which enhances the visibility of a company's data to prevent breaches and avoid compliance issues.. In the four years that Thoma Bravo owned Imperva, Imperva improved its product offering and experienced demonstrable growth through innovation, process optimization, and the successful execution of three strategic acquisitions during Thoma Bravo's ownership.
In the four years that Thoma Bravo owned Imperva, Imperva improved its product offering and experienced demonstrable growth through innovation, process optimization, and the successful execution of three strategic acquisitions during Thoma Bravo's ownership.
The experience of working with Thoma Bravo over the past three years has been a great pleasure, during which time we have significantly grown our business by introducing new products and services as well as modernizing and expanding our platform to protect customers from some of the most sophisticated and complex cyberattacks in recent memory," commented Pam Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of Imperva. "We are excited to build on the momentum we have achieved with Thoma Bravo and begin our new chapter with Thales."
Chip Virnig, Partner at Thoma Bravo, said that he was extremely proud of the accomplishments we've made with Imperva and the platform we have built across both the application security and data security end markets.. It was our pleasure to work with Pam and the Imperva team to strengthen Imperva's unique capabilities across these two increasingly critical segments of cybersecurity by applying our deep sector expertise in cybersecurity and our operational practices.. In the coming years, we look forward to following Imperva's success with Thales as it continues to grow
In the coming years, we look forward to following Imperva's success with Thales as it continues to grow
Thoma Bravo was advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP as part of its legal representation.
Thoma Bravo - A little bit about him
Founded in 1997, Thoma Bravo is one of the world's largest software investors, with approximately US$134 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2023, making it one of the biggest in the world. As part of its private equity, growth equity and credit strategies, the firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies that are operating in the software and technology industries.. The firm collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices and drive growth initiatives by leveraging Thoma Bravo's deep sector expertise and strategic and operational capabilities.. In the past 20 years, the firm has acquired or invested in over 455 companies, representing a total of over US$255 billion in enterprise value (including investments in both control and non-control companies).. A number of offices of the firm can be found in Chicago, London, Miami, New York and San Francisco. It is recommended that you visit Thoma Bravo's website at thomabravo.com for more information.Please visit https://www.com/
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Imperva: What we do and why we do it
We are a cybersecurity company that helps organizations protect their mission-critical applications, APIs, and data anywhere, at scale, and with the highest return on investment. Imperva protects companies through their entire digital journey with a combination of edge, application, and data security based on a combined approach that integrates edge, application, and data security. With Imperva Threat Research and our global intelligence community, Imperva is able to stay ahead of the threat landscape, and seamlessly integrate the latest security, privacy, and compliance expertise into all of our solutions.
With Imperva Threat Research and our global intelligence community, Imperva is able to stay ahead of the threat landscape, and seamlessly integrate the latest security, privacy, and compliance expertise into all of our solutions.
The gross enterprise value of the company was $3.7 billion minus the tax benefits of $0.1 billion
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