McAfee nearing sale to private equity firms - reports

Various reports suggest McAfee is in talks with a consortium of private equity investors led by Advent International

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McAfee nearing sale to private equity firms - reports

McAfee is in talks to sell up to a consortium of private equity firms in a deal valued at more than $10bn, according to various reports. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and the Financial Time...

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