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Paul Hastings Advises Varonis Systems on $6.3 Billion Acquisition by Proofpoint
October 15, 2026
Paul Hastings LLP advised Varonis Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS), a leading global data security company, on a definitive agreement to be acquired by Proofpoint Inc for $6.3 billion.
Partners Eduardo Gallardo, Jon Kubek and Colin Diamond led the Paul Hastings team, which also included M&A of counsel Olivier Souleres and associates K. Michael McKenna, Tiffany Monzon and Andrew Brooksbank; Securities & Capital Markets of counsel Shai V. Marshall; Antitrust partners Josh Soven, Sally Evans and Charles Ramsey; Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits & ERISA partners Sasha Belinkie and Dan Stellenberg and associate Steph Lao; Tax partner Andrew Davis; Technology Transactions co-chair Sarah Gagan and Finance partner Tracey Chenoweth.
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