Check Point acquires Israeli startup Cyberint in estimated USD200m deal
Nasdaq-listed Check Point Software has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cyberint, a pioneering provider of External Risk Management solutions. According to Calcalist, the deal is estimated at USD200 million.
This will be Check Point’s 22nd acquisition and the 10th Israeli company it has acquired in the last six years.
The Israeli startup specializes in threat intelligence, digital risk protection, and attack surface management, and Check Point plans to use its solutions to enhance its Security Operations Center.
Naschitz Brandes Amir’s M&A team advised Checkpoint on the transaction, led by partners Anat Igner and Tuvia Geffen, alongside a team of associates and specialists in IT privacy, data protection, and employment law. These include Noam Shualy, Salomé Spitz Mouchnino, Rotem Knobler, Shira Boim, Gal Sharon, and Coral Abutbul, and with the assistance of Head of IT Privacy & Data Protection Dalit Ben-Israel, foreign associate Elise Fitoussi, and employment partner Michal Zohar.
Meitar advised Cyberint, widely considered as one of the fastest growing External Risk Management companies in the market. Founded in Israel in 2010, Cyberint employs over 170 people across Israel, the USA, and Asia.
Read more in Calcalist.
