Symantec to buy Blue Coat Systems for $4.65bn - but is it wildly overpaying?

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Bain Capital doubles its money after owning Blue Coat for just 13 months

Symantec is to acquire Blue Coat Systems from private equity firm Bain Capital for $4.65bn in a bid to flesh out its corporate anti-malware product line-up. The deal comes just 13 months after Bain...

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