25th Feb 2022 09:44
Avast PLC - Prague-based antivirus software - NortonLifeLock Inc says it has received antitrust clearance from Spain's National Markets & Competition Commission for its acquisition of Avast. Says the review by the UK Competition & Markets Commission remains the only outstanding regulatory condition for the takeover, which it previously said it expects to close on April 4. Back in August, Tempe, Arizona-based NortonLifeLock agreed to buy its cybersecurity peer in a cash-and-shares deal worth USD8.6 billion at the time. Read More