Thoma Bravo to acquire Proofpoint in $12.3 billion deal

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It is the largest-ever acquisition of a cloud firm by venture capital

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has entered into a definite agreement to acquire cyber security vendor Proofpoint, in a deal valued at $12.3 billion (£8.9 billion). As part of the all...

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