CyberArk
Israeli identity-security and privileged access management (PAM) company founded 1999 by Udi Mokady and Alon Cohen, publicly listed on Nasdaq (CYBR) from 2014. Acquired by Palo Alto Networks for approximately $25 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction announced July 2025 and closed February 11, 2026.
CyberArk is an Israeli-founded identity-security and privileged access management (PAM) company, founded in 1999 by Udi Mokady and Alon Cohen and headquartered in Petah Tikva and Newton, Massachusetts. The company listed on Nasdaq (CYBR) in September 2014 and built the category-defining PAM platform — credential vaulting, session monitoring, and privileged identity controls used across enterprise IT.
Why it matters. On July 30, 2025, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) announced a definitive agreement to acquire CyberArk for approximately $25 billion in cash and stock — $45 cash plus 2.2005 PANW shares per CyberArk share. CyberArk shareholders approved the transaction with 99.8% of votes cast on November 13, 2025, and the deal closed February 11, 2026. The acquisition marked Palo Alto Networks' formal entry into identity security and was the second-largest cybersecurity M&A transaction of 2025 after Google's acquisition of Wiz.
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