Freshfields, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Sidley Austin LLP advised on ServiceNow’s USD 7.75 Billion acquisition of Armis.

The transaction, one of the largest all-cash acquisitions in the global cybersecurity sector, follows a period of significant growth for Armis Security, including a US$435 million Series E financing completed last month that valued the company at US$6.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2026.

Freshfields is representing ServiceNow on the purchase of Armis.

The team was led by US corporate/M&A Partners Ethan Klingsberg and Denny Kwon, Senior Associate Max Sanders and Associates Ofek Galipoliti, Alex Ku, Amy Zhan, Callum Riseley and Jennifer (Suyoung) Baek. Additional leadership was provided by Partners Lori Goodman (executive compensation and employee benefits), Joseph Soltis (tax), Mena Kaplan (intellectual property and commercial), Kevin Yingling, Meghan Rissmiller and Aimen Mir (antitrust and foreign investment regulatory), Brock Dahl (data privacy and security), Stephanie Brown Cripps (compliance) and Phillip Stoup (capital markets).

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is representing Armis in its sale to ServiceNow.

The Willkie team is led by Partners Matthew Guercio and Tai Fukumoto and included Associates Ethan Eastwood, Johana Borjas-Pavon, Nicolas Maetta, Gillian Robbins, Ji Hoon Suk and Hunter Prost.

Sidley Austin also advised Armis Security on the transaction.

The Sidley team was led by Martin Wellington and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital) and included Nicholas Frey and Lindsay Fisher-McFarland (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); David Chriki (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital); and Alvin Wang and Sophie Arkusinski (Tax).