But they failed to reach an agreement before the enterprise sale closed. ESET covers more devices at a cheaper price than Norton. If you want the best protection in 2022, go with Norton.
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They proposed a takeover that would have valued Symantec at $26 to $27 a share and handed them the consumer operation while preserving the sale of the enterprise business to Broadcom, a major chip and software producer. 1st place: 2nd place: Norton is better for overall security, performance, extra features, and ease of use. Permira and Advent made an approach before the Broadcom deal closed claims the WSJ. The Company has a market value of around US$15.8 billion at its closing share price Monday of $25.40, primarily sells Norton antivirus software and LifeLock identity-theft-protection products. NortonLifeLock, is the new name for Symantec since that company closed a US$10.7 billion deal to sell its enterprise-security business to Broadcom. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that those private-equity firms had made a bid for the business. McAfee and its partners join Permira and Advent International as potential suitors for NortonLifeLock which is sold directed and via mass retailers.
Intel-owned McAfee is sniffing around the concept of buying NortonLifeLock the former Symantec which is a $20 billion antivirus and security software company.Īccording to the Wall Street Journal, the options being considered, is a joint bid with the consumer business of McAfee, the antivirus-software company owned by Intel and private-equity firms TPG and Thoma Bravo.