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Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for ~$25B; $45 cash + 2.2005 PANW shares per CYBR share
Palo Alto Networks Inc
- Equity value ~$25B for CyberArk; 26% premium to unaffected 10-day VWAP of $380.17 as of July 25, 2025.
- Consideration: $45.00 cash + 2.2005 PANW shares per CYBR share.
- Expected to close in H2 FY2026, subject to regulatory clearances and CyberArk shareholder vote.
- Combined platform to deliver Identity Security across human, machine, and AI agent identities.
- Transaction immediately accretive to PANW revenue growth and gross margin; FCF per share accretive in FY2028.