Palo Alto Networks mulls buying Israeli co SentinelOne

Cybersecurity large Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) is mulling shopping for Israeli cybersecurity firm SentinelOne (NYSE: S), in keeping with trade sources. At this stage, no official announcement has been made by the businesses, however in keeping with estimates, this is able to be an acquisition that shall be made for some $7 billion. SentinelOne’s share value is at present up 16.5% at $20.98, giving a market cap of $6.95 billion.

SentinelOne was based in 2013 by CEO Tomer Weingarten, Almog Cohen and Ehud Shamir, and has been one of many quickest rising cybersecurity firms over the previous decade, amongst different issues, as a result of AI-based expertise that detects assaults primarily based on behavioral patterns. The corporate has about 2,400 workers and operates from a number of international locations, together with Israel, the place it has one in all its essential improvement facilities. If the acquisition goes forward, it’s a transfer that can unite two well-known manufacturers within the worlds of endpoint safety, cloud environments and AI-based providers.

Palo Alto Networks continues to strengthen by means of Israeli acquisitions

Palo Alto Networks was based in 2005 by Israeli entrepreneur Nir Zuk and is as we speak one of many world’s most respected and largest cybersecurity firms, with a market cap of greater than $130 billion and over 11,000 workers worldwide. The corporate’s numerous product traces present safety for networks, cloud programs and endpoints. Not too long ago, it unveiled, amongst different issues, the Prisma AIRS platform, which relies solely on AI capabilities.

Lately, Palo Alto’s development has been boosted by the acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firms together with Demisto, Bridgecrew, Cider Safety, Dig Safety and Talon. The corporate’s Israeli workplace in Tel Aviv is its largest improvement heart exterior the US. A deal to purchase SentinelOne, if accomplished, would considerably increase this exercise, and strengthen the corporate’s positioning in opposition to rivals equivalent to Microsoft and CrowdStrike

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on July 21, 2025.

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