Warburg Pincus-backed cybersecurity firm eSentire explores sale

The owners of eSentire are exploring options including a potential sale that could value the cybersecurity company at about $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

ESentire – which is owned by investment firms Warburg Pincus, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and Georgian – is working with investment bank Evercore on a sale process that could attract interest from other private equity firms, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential.