In 1987 Symantec acquired tools for project management (TimeLine), presentations (Think Tank) and compilers for the Macintosh (Think C and Think Pascal), and an email system called InBox. He had little experience with security products, but was tasked with growing the enterprise security business of Symantec. Considering the $4.65 billion Symantec paid for Blue Coat, this was a good outcome for Thoma Bravo. Shortly after Greg Clark took the reins in November 2016, Symantec acquired consumer credit protection company LifeLock for $2.3 billion. Current Symantec enterprise customers should be looking at replacing the multiple Symantec products in their portfolios.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2020 14:32 UTC