Aug 6, 2026 – 2.58pmPoint Wild, a $US2 billion ($2.84 billion) cybersecurity business backed by private capital giant Warburg Pincus, has mandated two more brokers to boot up its blockbuster ASX debut.Hari Ravichandran is founder of Point Wild, which is hoping to list on the ASX. Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Boston-based $2.9b cybersecurity player Point Wild bankers up for ASX debut
North American cybersecurity player Point Wild has hired three brokers for its initial public offering, after picking ASX as its listing venue over Nasdaq.
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Point Wild, a $2.9B Warburg Pincus-backed cybersecurity firm, mandates two investment banks for ASX IPO. The IPO reflects accelerating M&A in enterprise security, reshaping vendor consolidation and IT security stack decisions.
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