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List of mergers and acquisitions by Gen Digital

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Gen Digital, formerly known as Symantec and NortonLifeLock, is a multinational computer software company founded on March 1, 1982.{{cite news|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=1987-10-12|title=Merger Mania Strikes Software Industry}} It is an international corporation that specializes in selling security and information management software.{{cite web|access-date=2008-04-25|url= http://www.informationweek.com/update-symantec-to-acquire-veritas-for-$135-billion/d/d-id/1029104 |title=UPDATE: Symantec To Acquire Veritas For $13.5 Billion |work=InformationWeek|date=2004-12-16|author=Hulme, George V.|author2=Foley, John }} Gary Hendrix founded the company in 1982 with the help of a National Science Foundation grant. Symantec was originally focused on artificial intelligence-related projects, and Hendrix hired several Stanford University natural language processing researchers as the company's first employees.{{cite book|title= International Directory of Company Histories|volume=10|publisher=St. James Press|year=1995}} After the company's initial public offering in 1989, Hendrix left the company in 1991 and moved to Texas.{{cite web|access-date=2008-11-01|url=http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_History/Hendrix_Gary/Hendrix_Gary.oral_history.2004.102657945.pdf|title=Oral History of Gary Hendrix PDF Document|publisher=Computer History Museum|date=2004-11-19|author=Spicer, Dag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214175016/http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_History/Hendrix_Gary/Hendrix_Gary.oral_history.2004.102657945.pdf|archive-date=2012-02-14|url-status=dead}} The company has acquired 57 companies, purchased stakes in 2 firms, and divested 26 companies, in which parts of the company are sold to another company. Of the companies that Symantec has acquired, 50 were based in the United States. Symantec has not released the financial details for most of these mergers and acquisitions.

Symantec's first acquisition was C&E Software on January 1, 1984, and the founder of C&E Software, Gordon Eubanks, became the new chief executive officer of Symantec.{{cite web|access-date=2008-10-30 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/04/07/BU45281.DTL |title=Symantec Chair Will Become CEO of Oblix |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=1999-04-07 |author=Evangelista, Benny |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030217185345/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F1999%2F04%2F07%2FBU45281.DTL |archive-date=February 17, 2003 }} The company has made five acquisitions with a value greater than $1 billion: LifeLock was acquired on Feb 9, 2017 for $2.3 billion, Blue Coat Systems was acquired on Aug 1, 2016 for $4.65 billion, VeriSign was acquired on May 19, 2010, for $1.250 billion, Altiris was acquired on April 6, 2007, for $1.038 billion, and Symantec purchased Veritas Software on July 2, 2005, for $13 billion. The deal with Veritas was Symantec's largest acquisition and made Symantec the fifth-largest software company in the world.{{cite web|access-date=2008-10-30|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E5DD163AF936A15755C0A9639C8B63|title= Shareholders Approve Symantec-Veritas Software Merger |work=The New York Times|date=2005-06-25|author=Flynn, Laurie J. }} Symantec made the most acquisitions in 2004 with six: ON Technology, Brightmail, TurnTide, @stake, LIRIC Associates, and Platform Logic. The company divested its enterprise-security software business to Broadcom for $10.7 billion in 2019 and adopted the NortonLifeLock name.{{cite web |last1=Savitz |first1=Eric J. |title=Symantec Is Now NortonLifeLock. It's a Cheap, Ignored Stock. |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/symantec-broadcom-cybersecurity-nortonlifelock-deal-51572984849 |website=Barron's |access-date=December 6, 2020 |pages=November 5, 2019}} On November 7, 2022, NortonLifeLock rebranded to Gen Digital after completed its merger with Avast in last September.{{cite news|title=Introducing Gen: The Company to Power Digital Freedom|url=https://newsroom.gendigital.com/2022-11-07-Introducing-Gen-The-Company-to-Power-Digital-Freedom|publisher=Gen Digital|date=November 7, 2022|accessdate=November 18, 2022}}

Acquisitions

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Date

! Company

! Business

! Country

! Value (USD)

!class="unsortable"| References

{{dts|1984|1|1}}

| C&E Software

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_C_E_Software-1995856020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122709/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_C_E_Software-1995856020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires C&E Software (1984/01/01) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1987|07|08}}

| Living Videotext

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite news

| last = Symantec

| title = Symantec and Living Videotext announce merger agreement

| publisher = Business Wire

| date = 1987-07-08

}}

{{dts|1987|10|26}}

| Think Technologies

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Think_Technologies_Inc-241353020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122718/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Think_Technologies_Inc-241353020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Think Technologies Inc (1987/10/26) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1990|9|4}}

| Peter Norton Computing

| Computer software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|70000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Peter_Norton_Computing_Inc-165788020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122727/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Peter_Norton_Computing_Inc-165788020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Peter Norton Computing Inc (1990/09/04) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1991|8|13}}

| Zortech International

| Compiler software

| {{UK}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|12100000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Zortech_International_Ltd-222708040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201157/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Zortech_International_Ltd-222708040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-29 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Zortech International Ltd (1991/08/13) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1991|8|21}}

| Dynamic Microprocessor Associates

| Computer software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|22000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Symantec Is Set To Acquire DMA |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/21/business/company-news-symantec-is-set-to-acquire-dma.html |publisher=NY Times |date=1991-08-21}}

{{dts|1991|12|31}}

| Leonard Development Group

| Computer programming

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Leonard_Development_Group-319695020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201253/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Leonard_Development_Group-319695020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-29 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Leonard Development Group (1991/12/31) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1992|4|4}}

| Symantec UK

| Wholesale software

| {{UK}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|26200000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Symantec_UK-248038040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122740/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Symantec_UK-248038040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Symantec UK (1992/04/04) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1992|6|9}}

| MultiScope

| Debugging software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|6765000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_MultiScope_Inc-258744020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122746/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_MultiScope_Inc-258744020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires MultiScope Inc (1992/06/09) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1992|6|9}}

| Whitewater Group

| Programming tools

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|3280000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Whitewater_Group_Inc-258746020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201553/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Whitewater_Group_Inc-258746020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-29 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Whitewater Group Inc (1992/06/09) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1992|10|9}}

| Certus International

| Anti-virus software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|3260000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Certus_International_Inc-274560020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122753/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Certus_International_Inc-274560020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Certus International Inc (1992/10/09) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1993|6|2}}

| Contact Software International

| Management software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|47000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Contact_Software_International-332420020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201651/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Contact_Software_International-332420020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-29 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Contact Software International (1993/06/02) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1993|10|7}}

| Fifth Generation Systems

| Utilities software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|43250000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Fifth_Generation_Systems_Inc-363288020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122800/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Fifth_Generation_Systems_Inc-363288020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Fifth Generation Systems Inc (1993/10/07) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1993|11|8}}

| NetDistributorNetDistributor was acquired from Trik.

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_NetDistributor_Pro_Trik_Inc_from_Trik_Inc-375524020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122805/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_NetDistributor_Pro_Trik_Inc_from_Trik_Inc-375524020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires NetDistributor Pro(Trik Inc) from Trik Inc (1993/11/08) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1993|11|8}}

| Trik-Distributor Mgmt UtilityTrik-Distributor Mgmt Utility was acquired from Trik.

| Management software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Trik_Distributor_Mgmt_Utility_from_Trik_Inc-375534020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201728/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Trik_Distributor_Mgmt_Utility_from_Trik_Inc-375534020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-29 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Trik-Distributor Mgmt Utility from Trik Inc (1993/11/08) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1993|12|31}}

| DataEase Intl Inc-Cert TechDataEase Intl Inc-Cert Tech was acquired from DataEase International.

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|8180000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_DataEase_Intl_Inc_Cert_Tech_from_DataEase_International_Inc-383533020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120310122810/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_DataEase_Intl_Inc_Cert_Tech_from_DataEase_International_Inc-383533020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires DataEase Intl Inc-Cert Tech from DataEase International Inc (1993/12/31) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1994|1|13}}

| Quest Development

| Data management software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Arcada_Software_Inc_Conner_acquires_Quest_Development_Corp-385165020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122822/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Arcada_Software_Inc_Conner_acquires_Quest_Development_Corp-385165020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Arcada Software Inc(Conner) acquires Quest Development Corp (1994/01/13) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1994|6|1}}

| Central Point Software

| Utility software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|62960000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Central_Point_Software_Inc-398218020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122828/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Central_Point_Software_Inc-398218020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Central Point Software Inc (1994/06/01) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1994|6|1}}

| SLR Systems

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|2300000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SLR_Systems_Inc-388422020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122835/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SLR_Systems_Inc-388422020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires SLR Systems Inc (1994/06/01) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1994|9|30}}

| Intec Systems

| Mobile computing

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|1610000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Intec_Systems_Corp-415359020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122841/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Intec_Systems_Corp-415359020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Intec Systems Corp (1994/09/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1995|7|28}}

| Sytron

| Computer peripheral

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Arcada_Software_Inc_Conner_acquires_Sytron_Corp_REXON_Inc_from_Tecmar_Technologies_Intl_Inc-483660020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122846/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Arcada_Software_Inc_Conner_acquires_Sytron_Corp_REXON_Inc_from_Tecmar_Technologies_Intl_Inc-483660020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Arcada Software Inc(Conner) acquires Sytron Corp(REXON Inc) from Tecmar Technologies Intl Inc (1995/07/28) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1995|11|22}}

| Delrina

| Software

| {{CAN}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|378080000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Symantec_Corp-478467040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122904/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Symantec_Corp-478467040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Delrina Corp(Symantec Corp) (1995/11/22) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1996|6|30}}

| Fast Track

| Open network design

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|7462500}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Fast_Track_Inc-540714020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122912/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Fast_Track_Inc-540714020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-10 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Fast Track Inc (1996/06/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 }}

{{dts|1998|6|4}}

| Eastman Software-Storage MgmtEastman Software-Storage Mgmt was acquired from eiStream.

| Storage migration technology

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|10000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Seagate_Software_Inc_acquires_Eastman_Software_Storage_Mgmt_from_eiStream_Inc-764205020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074435/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Seagate_Software_Inc_acquires_Eastman_Software_Storage_Mgmt_from_eiStream_Inc-764205020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Seagate Software Inc acquires Eastman Software-Storage Mgmt from eiStream Inc (1998/06/04) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|1998|6|24}}

| Binary Research

| Disk cloning technology

| {{NZL}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|27500000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Binary_Research_Ltd-769624040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074442/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Binary_Research_Ltd-769624040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Binary Research Ltd (1998/06/24) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|1998|9|28}}

| Intel Corp-Anti Virus BusinessIntel Corp-Anti Virus Business was acquired from Intel Corporation.

| Anti-virus software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Intel_Corp_Anti_Virus_Business_from_Intel_Corp-797646020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074454/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Intel_Corp_Anti_Virus_Business_from_Intel_Corp-797646020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Intel Corp-Anti Virus Business from Intel Corp (1998/09/28) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|1999|3|30}}

| Quarterdeck

| Utilities and community software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|78411000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_launches_a_tender_offer_for_Quarterdeck_Corp-802524020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074506/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_launches_a_tender_offer_for_Quarterdeck_Corp-802524020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp launches a tender offer for Quarterdeck Corp (1999/03/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|1999|7|21}}

| Urlabs

| Internet software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Urlabs-906306020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074542/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Urlabs-906306020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Urlabs (1999/07/21) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2000|3|9}}

| L-3 Commun Network SecurityL-3 Commun Network Security was acquired from L-3 Communications.

| Security solutions

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|20000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_L_3_Commun_Network_Security_from_L_3_Communications_Hldg_Inc-979432020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074547/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_L_3_Commun_Network_Security_from_L_3_Communications_Hldg_Inc-979432020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires L-3 Commun Network Security from L-3 Communications Hldg Inc (2000/03/09) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2000|12|18}}

| AXENT Technologies

| Security solutions

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|988066000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_AXENT_Technologies_Inc-1030578020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074552/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_AXENT_Technologies_Inc-1030578020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires AXENT Technologies Inc (2000/12/18) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2001|8|30}}

| Lindner & Pelc Consult

| Computer consulting

| {{DEU}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_UK_acquires_Lindner_Pelc_Consult_GmbH-1228808040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074556/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_UK_acquires_Lindner_Pelc_Consult_GmbH-1228808040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec UK acquires Lindner & Pelc Consult GmbH (2001/08/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2002|7|2}}

| Mountain Wave

| Enterprise security management

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|20000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Mountain_Wave_Inc-1309175020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074609/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Mountain_Wave_Inc-1309175020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Mountain Wave Inc (2002/07/02) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2002|8|6}}

| SecurityFocus

| Cyber Intelligence

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|75000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SecurityFocus-1312357020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074654/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SecurityFocus-1312357020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires SecurityFocus (2002/08/06) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2002|8|19}}

| Recourse Technologies

| Internet security

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|135000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Recourse_Technologies_Inc-1312363020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074706/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Recourse_Technologies_Inc-1312363020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Recourse Technologies Inc (2002/08/19) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2002|8|19}}

| Riptech

| Managed security

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|145000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Riptech_Inc-1312477020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074714/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Riptech_Inc-1312477020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Riptech Inc (2002/08/19) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2003|4|17}}

| Roxio-Goback Sys Recovery AstRoxio-Goback Sys Recovery Ast was acquired from Napster.

| System recovery

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|13000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Roxio_Goback_Sys_Recovery_Ast_from_Napster_Inc-1386902020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074719/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Roxio_Goback_Sys_Recovery_Ast_from_Napster_Inc-1386902020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Roxio-Goback Sys Recovery Ast from Napster Inc (2003/04/17) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2003|7|18}}

| Nexland

| Internet access

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|19600000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Nexland_Inc-1370495020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074727/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Nexland_Inc-1370495020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Nexland Inc (2003/07/18) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2003|10|20}}

| SafeWeb Inc

| Security and privacy

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|26000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SafeWeb_Inc-1443098020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074734/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_SafeWeb_Inc-1443098020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires SafeWeb Inc (2003/10/20) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2003|12|8}}

| PowerQuest

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|150000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_PowerQuest_Corp-1435552020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074738/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_PowerQuest_Corp-1435552020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires PowerQuest Corp (2003/12/08) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2004|2|17}}

| ON Technology

| Network security software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|101110000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_On_Technology_Corp-1445047020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074742/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_On_Technology_Corp-1445047020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires On Technology Corp (2004/02/17) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 }}

{{dts|2004|6|22}}

| Brightmail

| Anti-spam software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|370000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Brightmail_Inc-1528134020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074909/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Brightmail_Inc-1528134020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Brightmail Inc (2004/06/22) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 }}

{{dts|2004|7|13}}

| TurnTide

| Anti-spam software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|28000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_TurnTide_Inc-1604316020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075223/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_TurnTide_Inc-1604316020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires TurnTide Inc (2004/07/13) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 }}

{{dts|2004|10|8}}

| @stake

| Digital security

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| $24,000,000

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_stake_Inc-1604142020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075232/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_stake_Inc-1604142020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires @stake Inc (2004/10/08) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 }}

{{dts|2004|10|11}}

| LIRIC Associates

| Computer consulting

| {{UK}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_LIRIC_Associates_Ltd-1605162040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075245/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_LIRIC_Associates_Ltd-1605162040 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires LIRIC Associates Ltd (2004/10/11) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 }}

{{dts|2004|12|13}}

| Platform Logic

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Platform_Logic-1628137020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075249/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Platform_Logic-1628137020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-25 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Platform Logic (2004/12/13) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 }}

{{dts|2005|5|16}}

| XtreamLok

| Information Security

| {{AUS}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|17873000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|title=XtreamLok|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=xtreamlok|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915172748/http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=xtreamlok|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2010|access-date=17 October 2014|publisher=Symantec}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-10-17 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/728987d8-217f-4021-8a77-c7bc233d6fd6.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: March 31, 2006, p. 88 |publisher=Symantec |date=2006-06-09}}{{cite web|access-date=2008-04-15|url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/22952,symantec-acquires-xtreamlok.aspx|title=Symantec acquires XtreamLok|publisher=iTnews|date=16 May 2005}}

{{dts|2005|7|2}}

| Veritas Software

| Business applications software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{val|13520000000|fmt=commas}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2004/symantec_1216_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000623/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2004/symantec_1216_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |title=Software Industry Leaders Symantec and VERITAS Software To Merge |publisher=Symantec |date=2004-12-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2005/veritas_0705_02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000626/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2005/veritas_0705_02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |title=Symantec and VERITAS Complete Merger |publisher=Symantec |date=2005-07-05}}

{{dts|2005|10|4}}

| WholeSecurity

| Security software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|68270000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec To Acquire WholeSecurity|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050922_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909033301/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050922_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2011|publisher=Symantec|access-date=2014-10-17|date=2005-09-22}}

{{dts|2005|10|7}}

| Sygate Technologies

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|176971000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Sygate Technologies|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050816_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527184936/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050816_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2009|publisher=Symantec|access-date=2014-10-17|date=2005-08-16}}

{{dts|2006|1|6}}

| BindView

| Network management software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|220716000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Bindview|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20051003_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909090057/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20051003_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2011|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=October 3, 2005}}

{{dts|2006|2|13}}

| IMlogic

| IM protection software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|90700000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to acquire IMlogic|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20060103_01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206192135/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20060103_01|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2006|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=January 3, 2006}}

{{dts|2006|2|17}}

| Relicore

| Management software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|52071000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Relicore|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20060207_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623063156/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20060207_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2006|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=February 7, 2006}}

{{dts|2006|11|20}}

| Revivio

| Continuous data protection

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|access-date=2008-11-08 |url=http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid5_gci1231761,00.html |title=Symantec quietly snaps up Revivio's CDP assets |publisher=SearchStorage.com|date=2006-11-27}}

{{dts|2006|12|1}}

| Company-i

| Information technology

| {{UK}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|37000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Company-i|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20061106_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607131907/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20061106_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2011|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=November 6, 2006}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-10-17 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/ec83c678-2f06-40b4-afaf-a0222a4addf4.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: March 28, 2008, p. 83 |publisher=Symantec |date=2008-05-21}}

{{dts|2007|2|23}}

| 4FrontSecurity

| Risk management

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|7000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=4FrontSecurity acquired by Symantec Corp.|url=http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=4frontsecurity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612021516/http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=4frontsecurity|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2012|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=February 23, 2007}}

{{dts|2007|4|6}}

| Altiris

| IT management software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{val|1038238000|fmt=commas}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Altiris|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20070129_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208084308/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20070129_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2007|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=January 29, 2007}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-10-17 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/ec83c678-2f06-40b4-afaf-a0222a4addf4.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: March 28, 2008, p. 82 |publisher=Symantec |date=2008-05-21}}

{{dts|2007|11|30}}

| Vontu

| Data security software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|350000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Vontu|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20071105_01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109055924/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20071105_01|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2007|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 22, 2014|date=November 5, 2007}}

{{dts|2008|01|11}}

| Transparent Logic Technologies

| Workflow optimization software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|12000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

{{dts|2008|4|18}}

| AppStream

| Application Streaming

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|53000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=AppStream|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=appstream|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915135221/http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=appstream|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2010|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 22, 2014}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-10-22 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/b726af6b-c29b-416a-bb0e-44bd281c4a1d.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-Q, Symantec Corp, period: July 04, 2008, p. 10 |publisher=Symantec |date=2008-08-08}}

{{dts|2008|6|6}}

| SwapDrive

| Web-based software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|124000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec buys online backup vendor SwapDrive|date=12 June 2008 |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9097158/Symantec_buys_online_backup_vendor_SwapDrive|publisher=Computerworld|access-date=20 August 2014}}{{cite web |access-date=2010-09-06 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/c4c9f442-a705-4d86-a311-960d1a71d1cc.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: April 03, 2009, p. 82 |publisher=Symantec |date=2009-06-01}}

{{dts|2008|8|8}}

| nSuite Technologies

| Desktop virtualization

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|20000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

{{cite web |access-date=2014-05-30 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/cd725635-de8f-458e-b2bc-8004b754aa92.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-Q, Symantec Corp, period ending: October 03, 2008, p. 10, Note 5. |publisher=Symantec |date=2008-11-07}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-05-30 |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20080805_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812091402/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20080805_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2008 |title=Symantec Redefines Endpoint Virtualization |publisher=Symantec |date=2008-08-05}}

{{dts|2008|10|06}}

| PC Tools

| Utility software

| {{AUS}}

|align="right"|${{nts|262000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |access-date=2008-08-19 |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20080818_02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821051137/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20080818_02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2008 |title=Symantec to Acquire PC Tools|publisher=Symantec|date=2008-08-18}}

{{dts|2008|11|14}}

| MessageLabs

| SaaS Security Provider

| {{UK}}

|align="right"|${{nts|630000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-11 |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20081117_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204074700/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20081117_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |title=Symantec Completes Acquisition of MessageLabs |publisher=Symantec|date=2008-11-17}}{{cite web |access-date=2014-05-30 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/c4c9f442-a705-4d86-a311-960d1a71d1cc.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: April 03, 2009, p. 81, Note 5. |publisher=Symantec |date=2009-06-01}}

{{dts|2009|03|20}}

| Mi5 Networks

| Web Security Gateway

| {{US}}

|align="right"|${{nts|18000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Symantec Expands Portfolio with New Protection Suites and Web Security|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20090421_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423045911/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20090421_02|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2009|publisher=Symantec|access-date=October 22, 2014|date=April 21, 2009}}

{{dts|2009|10|31}}

| SoftScan

| SaaS Security Provider

| {{DEN}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|access-date=2016-11-21 |url=http://d1lge852tjjqow.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000849399/9b5bdc8f-2ea3-497a-95ee-ba66ad2a21bb.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period: April 02, 2010, p. 10 |publisher=Symantec |date=2010-05-24}}

{{dts|2010|01|12}}

| Gideon Technologies

| Information security

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100112_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117021517/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100112_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2010 |title=Symantec to Acquire Gideon Technologies |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2010-01-13}}

{{dts|2010|06|04}}

| PGP Corporation

| Data Encryption

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|300000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100429_01 |title=Symantec to Offer Broadest Data Protection Capabilities with Acquisition of PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2010-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502132932/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100429_01 |archive-date=2010-05-02 |url-status=dead }}

{{dts|2010|06|03}}

| GuardianEdge

| Endpoint Data Protection

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|70000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

{{dts|2010|05|19}}

| VeriSign security business

| Authentication Services

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{val|1280000000|fmt=commas}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2010/symantec_0519_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201135742/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2010/symantec_0519_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |title=Symantec to Acquire VeriSign's Security Business Solidifying its Position as the World's Most Trusted Source for Protecting Information and Identities Online |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2019-02-01 }}

{{dts|2010|10|10}}

| RuleSpace security business

| Web content categorization

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=rulespace |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909135300/http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=rulespace |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2011 |title=Symantec acquires RuleSpace Web content categorization products and services |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2010-10-10}}

{{dts|2011|05|19}}

| Clearwell Systems

| eDiscovery

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|390000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20110519_02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522120435/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20110519_02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |title=Symantec to Acquire Clearwell Systems|publisher=Symantec |access-date=2011-05-22}}

{{dts|2012|01|16}}

| LiveOffice

| SaaS Archiving

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|115000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20120116_01

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121233645/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20120116_01

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=January 21, 2012

|title= Symantec Announces Intelligent Information Governance to Mitigate Risks and Free Information |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2012-01-16}}

{{dts|2012|03|02}}

| Odyssey Software

| Mobile Device Management

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|36000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=nukona-odyssey |title=Symantec Advances Enterprise Mobility with Odyssey Software and Nukona |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2012-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326100034/http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=nukona-odyssey |archive-date=2012-03-26 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |access-date=2014-05-30 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/918ba6d9-b4c9-4d79-9458-00cc580a31ac.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-K, Symantec Corp, period ending: March 30, 2012, p. 80 |publisher=Symantec |date=2012-05-21}}

{{dts|2012|04|02}}

| Nukona

| Mobile Application Management

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{nts|28000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

{{cite web |access-date=2014-05-30 |url=http://symantec.q4cdn.com/3c4206d7-53df-47ba-8c45-0db039c3f55c.pdf |title=SEC Form 10-Q, Symantec Corp, period ending: June 29, 2012, p. 8, Note 3. |publisher=Symantec |date=2012-07-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20120320_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323204135/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20120320_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |title=Symantec to Acquire Nukona to Help Businesses Embrace "Bring Your Own Device" Movement |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2012-03-28}}

{{dts|2012|5|25}}

| VeriSign Japan KK

| IT Security Software

| {{flag|Japan}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | title=Symantec Announces Tender Offer for VeriSign Japan KK | website=Symantec | date=May 25, 2012 | url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2012/symantec_0525_01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417070250/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2012/symantec_0525_01 | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 17, 2017 | access-date=April 16, 2017}}

{{dts|2013|07|18}}

| PasswordBank

| Identity Management

| {{ESP}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/07/18/symantec-acquires-spanish-startup-passwordbank-for-25m/ |title=Symantec acquires Spanish startup PasswordBank for a reported $25m |date=18 July 2013 |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2013-07-23}}

{{dts|2014|05|28}}

| NitroDesk

| Mobile Data Protection

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/symantec-advances-enterprise-mobile-offerings-acquisition-nitrodesk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531041751/http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/symantec-advances-enterprise-mobile-offerings-acquisition-nitrodesk |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |title=Symantec Advances Enterprise Mobile Offerings with Acquisition of NitroDesk |publisher=Symantec |access-date=2014-05-28}}

{{dts|2015|08|14}}

| Blackfin Security

| Cyber Security Training

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | title=Symantec buys training firm to boost VR answer to skills shortage | website=CSO | url=http://www.cso.com.au/article/582327/symantec-buys-training-firm-boost-vr-answer-skills-shortage/ | access-date=March 24, 2017}}

{{dts|2016|6|12}}

| Blue Coat Systems

| Cyber Security

| {{USA}}

| align="right"|${{val|4650000000|fmt=commas}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Blue Coat and Define the Future of Cybersecurity|url=http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Symantec-to-Acquire-Blue-Coat-and-Define-the-Future-of-Cybersecurity/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615221029/http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Symantec-to-Acquire-Blue-Coat-and-Define-the-Future-of-Cybersecurity/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2016|publisher=Symantec|date=2016-06-12}}{{cite web|title=Symantec grabs Blue Coat Systems for $4.65 billion|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/symantec-grabs-blue-coat-systems-for-4-65-billion/|publisher=TechCrunch|date=2016-06-13}}

{{dts|2016|11|20}}

| LifeLock

| Identity Theft Protection

| {{USA}}

|align="right"|${{val|2300000000|fmt=commas}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire LifeLock for $2.3 Billion to Form World's Largest Digital Safety Platform for Consumers and Families|url=http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Symantec-to-Acquire-LifeLock-for-23-Billion-to-Form-Worlds-Largest-Digital-Safety-Platform-for-Consumers-and-Families/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122020619/http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Symantec-to-Acquire-LifeLock-for-23-Billion-to-Form-Worlds-Largest-Digital-Safety-Platform-for-Consumers-and-Families/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2016|publisher=Symantec|date=2016-11-20}}

{{dts|2017|6|8}}

| Watchful Software

| IT Security Software

| {{flag|Portugal}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | title=Portugal's Watchful Software acquired by US cybersecurity firm Symantec | date=June 8, 2017 | url=http://tech.eu/brief/watchful-software-symantec/ | access-date=July 25, 2018}}

{{dts|2017|7|6}}

| Fireglass

| Malware Prevention

| {{ISR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|225000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Fireglass to Bring a Generational Leap Forward in User Protection|url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0706_01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720025716/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0706_01|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2017|publisher=Symantec|date=2017-07-06}}{{cite web|title=SEC Form 10-Q, Symantec Corp, period: June 30, 2017, p. 17|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939917000011/symc063017-10q.htm|publisher=SEC|date=2017-08-04}}

{{dts|2017|7|11}}

| Skycure

| Mobile Threat Defense

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|205000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec to Acquire Skycure, Providing Customers with Comprehensive Mobile Threat Defense Across iOS, Android and Windows|url=https://www.symantec.com/content/symantec/english/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0710_01|publisher=Symantec|date=2017-07-11}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{dts|2017|11|6}}

| SurfEasy, Inc.

| VPN Provider

| {{CAN}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|38500000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Symantec Announces Acquisition of SurfEasy, Inc.|url=http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Symantec-Announces-Acquisition-of-SurfEasy-Inc/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112153/http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Symantec-Announces-Acquisition-of-SurfEasy-Inc/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2017|publisher=Symantec|date=2017-11-06}}{{cite web|title=Opera divests SurfEasy business|url=http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=438013|publisher=Oslo Stock Exchange|date=2017-11-06}}

{{dts|2018|11|5}}

| Appthority

| Mobile Application Security

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Symantec Acquires Appthority to Enhance Protection From Mobile Application Vulnerabilities |url=http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/Symantec-Acquires-Appthority-to-Enhance-Protection-From-Mobile-Application-Vulnerabilities/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004824/http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/Symantec-Acquires-Appthority-to-Enhance-Protection-From-Mobile-Application-Vulnerabilities/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=Symantec |date=2018-11-05}}

{{dts|2018|11|5}}

| Javelin Networks

| Active Directory Security

| {{ISR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Symantec Acquires Javelin Networks to Thwart Growing Number of Active Directory-Based Attacks |url=http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/Symantec-Acquires-Javelin-Networks-to-Thwart-Growing-Number-of-Active-Directory-Based-Attacks/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004835/http://investor.symantec.com/About/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/Symantec-Acquires-Javelin-Networks-to-Thwart-Growing-Number-of-Active-Directory-Based-Attacks/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=Symantec |date=2018-11-05}}

{{dts|2019|2|12}}

| Luminate

| Secure Application Access

| {{ISR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|200000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Symantec Acquires Software Defined Perimeter and Zero Trust Innovator Luminate Security to Extend the Power of Integrated Cyber Defense in the Cloud Generation |url=https://www.symantec.com/en/uk/about/newsroom/press-releases/2019/symantec_0212_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005812/https://www.symantec.com/en/uk/about/newsroom/press-releases/2019/symantec_0212_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2019 |publisher=Symantec |date=2019-02-12}}

{{dts|2020|12|7}}

| Avira

| Computer security software

| {{DEU}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|360000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=NortonLifeLock to Acquire Avira |url=https://investor.nortonlifelock.com/news/news-details/2020/NortonLifeLock-to-Acquire-Avira/default.aspx |date=2020-12-07}}

{{dts|2021|8|11}}

| Avast

| Computer security software

| {{CZE}}

| style="text-align:center;"| $8,000,000,000

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web|title=Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/11/22619667/nortonlifelock-avast-merger-deal-anti-virus-cyber-security-software|access-date=11 August 2021|website=The Verge|date=11 August 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/09/12/nortonlifelock-name-change-merger.html |title=NortonLifeLock to change company name in wake of Avast acquisition |date=12 September 2022 |publisher=American City Business Journals |last=Barr |first=Greg |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220913090842/https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/09/12/nortonlifelock-name-change-merger.html |archive-date=13 September 2022 |url-status=live}}

Investments

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Company

! Business

! Country

! Value (USD)

!class="unsortable"| References

{{dts|2010|5|27}}

| Mocana

| Security

| United States

|align="right"| N/A

| style="text-align:center;"| By Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat. "[https://venturebeat.com/2010/05/27/symantec-invests-in-internet-gadget-protector-mocana/ Symantec invests in internet gadget protector Mocana]."

Stakes

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Company

! Business

! Country

! Value (USD)

!class="unsortable"| References

{{dts|2000|7|24}}

| BrightmailSymantec acquired an 11% stake in Brightmail.

| Anti-spam software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|18000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Brightmail_Inc-1032612020 |title=Symantec Corp acquires a minority stake in Brightmail Inc (2000/07/24) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074747/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Brightmail_Inc-1032612020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2008|2|5}}

| Huawei Tech Co Ltd-TelecomHuawei Tech Co Ltd-Telecom is owned by Huawei Technologies.

| Telecommunications

| {{CHN}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|150000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Huawei_Tech_Co_Ltd_Telecom_from_Huawei_Technologies_Co_Ltd-1870145040 |title=Symantec Corp acquires a minority stake in Huawei Tech Co Ltd-Telecom from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (2008/02/05) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075426/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Huawei_Tech_Co_Ltd_Telecom_from_Huawei_Technologies_Co_Ltd-1870145040 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

Divestitures

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Acquirer

! Target company

! Target business

! Acquirer country

! Value (USD)

!class="unsortable"| References

{{dts|1989|3|28}}

| NMB

| Seagate Technology-Composite

| Recording heads

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/NMB_USA_Inc_acquires_Seagate_Technology_Composite_from_Symantec_Corp-111015020 |title=NMB (USA) Inc acquires Seagate Technology-Composite from Symantec Corp (1989/03/28) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122918/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/NMB_USA_Inc_acquires_Seagate_Technology_Composite_from_Symantec_Corp-111015020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1989|11|30}}

| Carolian Systems International

| DelrinaCarolian Systems International acquired a 51.5% interest in Delrina.

| Software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Carolian_Systems_International_acquires_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-125515040 |title=Carolian Systems International acquires Delrina Technology Inc from Symantec Corp (1989/11/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122923/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Carolian_Systems_International_acquires_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-125515040 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1990|5|15}}

| IBM

| DelrinaIBM acquired an 11% stake in Delrina.

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|1900000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/IBM_Canada_Ltd_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-179716040 |title=IBM Canada Ltd acquires a minority stake in Delrina Technology Inc from Symantec Corp (1990/05/15) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122955/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/IBM_Canada_Ltd_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-179716040 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1991|8|13}}

| Zortech

| SymantecZortech acquired 238,095 common shares of Symantec.

| Software

| {{UK}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Zortech_Inc_Zortech_Intl_Ltd-319693020 |title=Symantec Corp acquires Zortech Inc(Zortech Intl Ltd) (1991/08/13) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201014849/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_acquires_Zortech_Inc_Zortech_Intl_Ltd-319693020 |archive-date=December 1, 2011 }}

{{dts|1991|10|30}}

| Read-Rite

| Conner Peripherals-Film Ops

| Computer disk film

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Read_Rite_Corp_acquires_Conner_Peripherals_Film_Ops_from_Symantec_Corp-226194040 |title=Read-Rite Corp acquires Conner Peripherals-Film Ops from Symantec Corp (1991/10/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123009/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Read_Rite_Corp_acquires_Conner_Peripherals_Film_Ops_from_Symantec_Corp-226194040 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1991|11|11}}

| —A minority stake of Delrina was acquired by an undisclosed acquiror.

| Delrina

| Software

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|align="right"| ${{nts|4000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Undisclosed_Acquiror_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-239488040 |title=Undisclosed Acquiror acquires a minority stake in Delrina Technology Inc from Symantec Corp (1991/11/11) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123019/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Undisclosed_Acquiror_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Delrina_Technology_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-239488040 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1993|2|15}}

| RR Donnelley Norwest

| Central Point Software

| In-house manufacturing

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/RR_Donnelley_Norwest_Inc_acquires_Central_Point_Software_Assets_from_Symantec_Corp-321424020 |title=RR Donnelley Norwest Inc acquires Central Point Software-Assets from Symantec Corp (1993/02/15) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123025/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/RR_Donnelley_Norwest_Inc_acquires_Central_Point_Software_Assets_from_Symantec_Corp-321424020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1993|5|27}}

| Overland Data

| Conner Peripherals Inc-Cipher

| Cipher tape drive

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|9000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Overland_Data_Inc_acquires_Conner_Peripherals_Inc_Cipher_from_Symantec_Corp-329498020 |title=Overland Data Inc acquires Conner Peripherals Inc-Cipher from Symantec Corp (1993/05/27) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123033/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Overland_Data_Inc_acquires_Conner_Peripherals_Inc_Cipher_from_Symantec_Corp-329498020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1993|10|18}}

| DOVatron International

| Conner Periph SG-Surf Asm Elec

| Disk drives

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/DOVatron_International_acquires_Conner_Periph_SG_Surf_Asm_Elec_from_Symantec_Corp-371328040 |title=DOVatron International acquires Conner Periph SG-Surf Asm Elec from Symantec Corp (1993/10/18) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123041/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/DOVatron_International_acquires_Conner_Periph_SG_Surf_Asm_Elec_from_Symantec_Corp-371328040 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1995|3|31}}

| CenterLine Software

| Veritas Software Corp-Vista

| Software tools

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/CenterLine_Software_Inc_acquires_Veritas_Software_Corp_Vista_from_Symantec_Corp-449957020 |title=CenterLine Software Inc acquires Veritas Software Corp-Vista from Symantec Corp (1995/03/31) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123056/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/CenterLine_Software_Inc_acquires_Veritas_Software_Corp_Vista_from_Symantec_Corp-449957020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1995|9|28}}

| Quarterdeck Office Systems

| StarNine

| Internet services provider

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|12470000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Quarterdeck_Corp_acquires_StarNine_Technologies_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-494943020 |title=Quarterdeck Corp acquires StarNine Technologies Inc from Symantec Corp (1995/09/28) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123104/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Quarterdeck_Corp_acquires_StarNine_Technologies_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-494943020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1995|11|27}}

| Investor Group

| Time Line Solutions

| Computer-based management

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Investor_Group_acquires_Time_Line_Solutions_Symantec_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-519744020 |title=Investor Group acquires Time Line Solutions(Symantec) from Symantec Corp through a leveraged buyout (1995/11/27) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123118/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Investor_Group_acquires_Time_Line_Solutions_Symantec_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-519744020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1996|3|11}}

| Creative Wonders

| Delrina

| Computer software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Creative_Wonders_LLC_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Consumer_Division_from_Symantec_Corp-545046020 |title=Creative Wonders LLC acquires Delrina Corp-Consumer Division from Symantec Corp (1996/03/11) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310123126/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Creative_Wonders_LLC_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Consumer_Division_from_Symantec_Corp-545046020 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}

{{dts|1996|9|10}}

| JetForm

| Delrina Corp-Electronic Forms

| Database software

| {{CAN}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|100000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/JetForm_Corp_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Electronic_Forms_from_Symantec_Corp-583022040 |title=JetForm Corp acquires Delrina Corp-Electronic Forms from Symantec Corp (1996/09/10) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074342/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/JetForm_Corp_acquires_Delrina_Corp_Electronic_Forms_from_Symantec_Corp-583022040 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|1997|11|14}}

| Elron Electronic Industries

| ON Technology-Network Mgmt

| Network management software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|13500000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Elron_Electn_Inds_Ltd_acquires_ON_Technology_Network_Mgmt_from_Symantec_Corp-710371020 |title=Elron Electn Inds Ltd acquires ON Technology-Network Mgmt from Symantec Corp (1997/11/14) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074348/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Elron_Electn_Inds_Ltd_acquires_ON_Technology_Network_Mgmt_from_Symantec_Corp-710371020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|1997|11|30}}

| Elron Software

| ON Technology Corp-Network

| Network security software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|13500000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Elron_Software_Inc_acquires_ON_Technology_Corp_Network_from_Symantec_Corp-706735020 |title=Elron Software Inc acquires ON Technology Corp-Network from Symantec Corp (1997/11/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074429/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Elron_Software_Inc_acquires_ON_Technology_Corp_Network_from_Symantec_Corp-706735020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|1998|1|14}}

| Platinum Equity

| StarNine Technologies

| Internet services provider

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Platinum_Equity_LLC_acquires_StarNine_Technologies_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-726269020 |title=Platinum Equity LLC acquires StarNine Technologies Inc from Symantec Corp (1998/01/14) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074752/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Platinum_Equity_LLC_acquires_StarNine_Technologies_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-726269020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|1999|12|31}}

| SalesLogix

| Symantec Corp-ACT! Software

| Information management

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|85787000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/SalesLogix_Corp_acquires_Symantec_Corp_ACT_Software_from_Symantec_Corp-952347020 |title=SalesLogix Corp acquires Symantec Corp-ACT! Software from Symantec Corp (1999/12/31) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074802/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/SalesLogix_Corp_acquires_Symantec_Corp_ACT_Software_from_Symantec_Corp-952347020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2000|6|9}}

| Seagate Technology

| Seagate Software

| Wholesale software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Seagate_Technology_Inc_acquires_remaining_interest_in_Seagate_Software_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-878725020 |title=Seagate Technology Inc acquires remaining interest in Seagate Software Inc from Symantec Corp (2000/06/09) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074817/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Seagate_Technology_Inc_acquires_remaining_interest_in_Seagate_Software_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-878725020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2000|11|22}}

| Investor Group

| Seagate Technology-Disk-Drive

| Disk drives and storage devices

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|2000000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Investor_Group_acquires_Seagate_Technology_Disk_Drive_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-993056020 |title=Investor Group acquires Seagate Technology-Disk-Drive from Symantec Corp through a leveraged buyout (2000/11/22) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074822/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Investor_Group_acquires_Seagate_Technology_Disk_Drive_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-993056020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2000|11|30}}

| Black Box Corporation

| Intec Systems

| Mobile computing

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Black_Box_Corp_acquires_Intec_Systems_Corp_Symantec_from_Symantec_Corp-1070178020 |title=Black Box Corp acquires Intec Systems Corp(Symantec) from Symantec Corp (2000/11/30) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074842/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Black_Box_Corp_acquires_Intec_Systems_Corp_Symantec_from_Symantec_Corp-1070178020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2002|12|18}}

| Sonic Solutions

| Veritas-Desktop, Mobile Div

| Software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|9200000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Sonic_Solutions_acquires_Veritas_Desktop_Mobile_Div_from_Symantec_Corp-1345029020 |title=Sonic Solutions acquires Veritas-Desktop, Mobile Div from Symantec Corp (2002/12/18) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325074903/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Sonic_Solutions_acquires_Veritas_Desktop_Mobile_Div_from_Symantec_Corp-1345029020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2004|5|10}}

| TechTarget

| [http://www.myITforum.com/ myITforum]

| Web portal

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/TechTarget_acquires_myITForum_com_from_Symantec_Corp-1525547020 |title=TechTarget acquires myITForum.com from Symantec Corp (2004/05/10) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075238/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/TechTarget_acquires_myITForum_com_from_Symantec_Corp-1525547020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2006|1|31}}

| SymantecSymantec repurchased the company's common stock outstanding in open market or privately negotiated transactions.

| Symantec

| Internet software

| {{USA}}

|align="right"| ${{nts|1000000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Symantec_Corp_buys_back_stock-1841024020 |title=Symantec Corp buys back stock (2006/01/31) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075442/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Symantec_Corp_buys_back_stock-1841024020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2008|3|10}}

| Vector Capital

| Symantec Corp-Application

| Internet software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Vector_Capital_Corp_acquires_Symantec_Corp_Application_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-1944586020 |title=Vector Capital Corp acquires Symantec Corp-Application from Symantec Corp through a leveraged buyout (2008/03/10) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075450/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Vector_Capital_Corp_acquires_Symantec_Corp_Application_from_Symantec_Corp_through_a_leveraged_buyout-1944586020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2008|7|8}}

| Electronic Evidence Discovery

| Daticon

| Litigation software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Electronic_Evidence_Discovery_acquires_Daticon_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-1984360020 |title=Electronic Evidence Discovery acquires Daticon Inc from Symantec Corp (2008/07/08) |publisher=Thomson Financial |access-date=2008-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325075504/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Electronic_Evidence_Discovery_acquires_Daticon_Inc_from_Symantec_Corp-1984360020 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}

{{dts|2016|1|30}}

| The Carlyle Group

| Veritas Technologies

| data management software

| {{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Citation

| title = Symantec to Separate Into Two Focused, Industry-Leading Technology Companies

| url = http://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id=separation-strategy&aid=elq_6823&om_sem_kw=elq_1065499&om_ext_cid=biz_email_elq_3080

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123529/http://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id=separation-strategy&aid=elq_6823&om_sem_kw=elq_1065499&om_ext_cid=biz_email_elq_3080

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = September 24, 2015

| author = corporate press release

| access-date = 2015-08-12

}}

{{Citation

| title = Symantec and Veritas separation

| url = http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/veritas/other_resources/aug-symantec-separation-update-for-customers-en.pdf

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161130170758/http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/veritas/other_resources/aug-symantec-separation-update-for-customers-en.pdf

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = November 30, 2016

| author = corporate press release

| access-date = 2016-02-15

}}

November 4, 2019

|Broadcom

|Symantec enterprise security

|enterprise security

|{{USA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| ${{nts|10700000000}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Su |first=Jeb |title=Why Broadcom Is Buying Symantec's Enterprise Security Business For $10.7 Billion: Analysis |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2019/08/10/why-broadcom-is-buying-symantecs-enterprise-security-business-for-10-7-billion-analysis/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

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