Momentum Cyber was recently featured in an IT Brew interview exploring the outlook for cybersecurity M&A in 2026. Building on a 2025 defined by mega deals — including Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz and Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk — McAlpine described 2026 as the “year of the land grab,” with strategic buyers racing to acquire AI capabilities at an unprecedented pace.
The conversation examined how strategic acquirers, who historically account for 50%–60% of deal activity, drove 92% of M&A volume in 2025 and 87% year-to-date in 2026, as buyers move to modernize and future-proof their platforms around AI. McAlpine outlined a bifurcated market — a buyer’s market for traditional SaaS vendors still proving their AI transition, and a seller’s market for companies delivering genuine AI-native security innovation — and pointed to AI governance and agentic identity as the areas drawing the most strategic attention heading into H2 2026.
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