Broadcom to buy Symantec's enterprise security business for US$10.7 bn

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Broadcom to buy Symantec's enterprise security business for US$10.7 bn

Chipmaker makes swoops on struggling antivirus juggernaut.

Chipmaker Broadcom Inc is buying Symantec Corp's enterprise security business for US$10.7 billion in cash, the antivirus software maker said on Thursday. Broadcom said the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020 and is subject to regulatory approvals in the United ...

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