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Thoma Bravo in talks to acquire McAfee from TPG, Intel: report

By Michael Novinson on Dec 17, 2018 5:00AM
Thoma Bravo in talks to acquire McAfee from TPG, Intel: report

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Thoma Bravo is in discussions with Intel and McAfee majority owner TPG about purchasing all of the platform security behemoth, according to a CNBC report. Sources told CNBC that the deal would come at a significant premium over McAfee's 2016 valuation of US$4.2 billion. Private equity firm Thoma ...

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By Michael Novinson
Dec 17 2018
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