On February 05, 2026, Zscaler, a leader in cloud security, announced it has acquired SquareX, to further extend Zero Trust capabilities into the browser for the AI era. This acquisition will help redefine browser security, allowing organizations to embed lightweight extensions into any browser, providing increased security, and eliminating the need for third-party browsers. The acquisition closed on February 5, 2026. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Zscaler on the transaction.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Zscaler on the transaction included:

M&A
Brendan Mahan
Erin Malone-Shkurkin
Roy Argand
Jeremy Sharp

Corporate
Mark Baudler
Lianna Whittleton

Technology Transactions
Barath Chari
Sarah Syed

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Dan Shin
Michael O’Brien

Employee Benefit and Compensation
Matthew Norgard
Jason Chan
Sophia Friedfertig

Employment
Matt Gorman
Juliet Parker
Sam Hussey
Laura Singer

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Robert Sherrill

Antitrust and Competition
Jamillia Ferris
Kimberley Biagioli

For more information, please see Zscaler’s news release.