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Okta says it's buying security rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion, sending stock plunging

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Key PointsIn this article, whose cloud software allows office workers to access all of their apps through a secure online service, said on Wednesday that it's spending $6.5 billion to .Okta's shares plunged about 13% in extended trading after the announcement. The all-stock deal equals about 21% of Okta's market cap as of Wednesday's close. Okta said it expects the transaction to close by the end of July.With more large businesses counting on cloud-based applications, Okta has seen its revenue surge since its 2017 IPO. The company said in its earnings statement on Wednesday that fourth-quarter revenue jumped 40% to $234.7 million, beating analyst estimates, according to Refinitiv. Its net loss widened to $75.8 million from $50.4 million a year earlier.Auth0 last raised private capital in July at a . Salesforce Ventures led the round, more than tripling its money in eight months.Okta co-founder and CEO Todd McKinnon was previously a vice president at , working under Marc Benioff for over five years. McKinnon is now taking a page from Benioff's playbook, paying up for acquisitions while still focusing on internal growth.Salesforce has been the biggest software acquirer in the last few years, agreeing in December to buy for . Prior to that, Salesforce bought Tableau for $15.3 billion in 2019 and MuleSoft for $6.5 billion a year earlier.McKinnon wrote in a that Auth0 will continue to operate independently. He said he's known Auth0 CEO Eugenio Pace for years, calling him "an enthusiastic ally in establishing identity as a primary cloud."&nbsp;"Both Eugenio and I have devoted our careers to identity because we know that selecting an identity platform is one of the most critical technology investments an organization can make." McKinnon wrote. &nbsp;WATCH: With its $27.7B Slack deal, Salesforce eyes rivalry with Microsoft

Key PointsIn this article, whose cloud software allows office workers to access all of their apps through a secure online service, said on Wednesday that it's spending $6.5 billion to .Okta's shares plunged about 13% in extended trading after the announcement. The all-stock deal equals about 21% of Okta's market cap as of Wednesday's close. Okta said it expects the transaction to close by the end of July.With more large businesses counting on cloud-based applications, Okta has seen its revenue surge since its 2017 IPO. The company said in its earnings statement on Wednesday that...

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