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    Home»Sections»Investment»Mimecast spurns R103-billion Proofpoint take-private bid

    Mimecast spurns R103-billion Proofpoint take-private bid

    Investment By Agency Staff14 January 2022
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    Mimecast, the e-mail security provider with its roots in South Africa that announced a deal to go private last month, has rejected a higher offer from Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint due to antitrust risks, according to regulatory filings and sources familiar with the situation.

    Proofpoint offered US$92.50 cash per share on 31 December, weeks after private equity firm Permira signed a $5.8-billion deal to buy Mimecast with a 30-day go-shop period during which Mimecast can talk to other parties, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss private matters.

    While the offer is 16% higher than Permira’s bid of $80/share (valuing it at about $6.7-billion, or R103-billion), Mimecast rejected Proofpoint’s request to conduct due diligence, citing antitrust risks of merging two major email security vendors, the people said.

    Mimecast concluded a combination of two competitors could control over 50% of the e-mail security market

    Mimecast’s special committee reviewed the offer with legal counsels and concluded a combination of two competitors could control over 50% of the e-mail security market. They believed such deal would likely result in a lengthy review by antitrust regulators, and few remedies such as divestitures are available, the people said.

    After several discussions, Mimecast did not feel its concerns were adequately addressed by Proofpoint, which had indicated it could raise its offer further pending due diligence.

    “After considering all the alternatives available to Mimecast, the board of directors determined that the Permira transaction is in the best interests of shareholders and the company,” a spokesman for Mimecast said in a statement. “It maximises value, delivering a significant cash premium with a clear path to close.”

    Shares rise

    Proofpoint declined to comment. Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm which took Proofpoint private in a $12.3-billion deal last April, did not respond to a request for comment.

    The Permira deal is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to shareholder approval.

    Mimecast shares rose 1.43% to $80.32.  — Krystal Hu, (c) 2022 Reuters

    Mimecast Permira Proofpoint
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