McAfee Acquires MineOS Consumer Privacy Division

Advent- and Permira-led Investor Group Acquires McAfee

November 8, 2021

Cybersecurity

An investor group led by Advent International and Permira, with Crosspoint Capital, CPP Investments, GIC and ADIA, has acquired McAfee Corp. for $26.00 per share in an all-cash take-private transaction valued at over $14 billion enterprise value. The deal, which values McAfee at roughly $12 billion equity value, will position the company to focus on expanding its consumer cybersecurity offerings with private capital and operational support.

Malwarebytes Acquires Cyrus

August 24, 2023

Cybersecurity

Malwarebytes has acquired Cyrus, a startup that provides consumer-focused online privacy and identity protection technology. The acquisition brings Cyrus' team and mobile-first privacy capabilities into Malwarebytes to strengthen its consumer privacy, VPN and browser protection offerings.

Symphony Technology Group Acquires McAfee Enterprise Business

July 27, 2021

Cybersecurity

A consortium led by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) completed the acquisition of McAfee's Enterprise business in a transaction announced for $4.0 billion. The divestiture separates McAfee's enterprise security operations — which generated about $1.3 billion in FY2020 revenue and served the vast majority of Fortune 100 customers — allowing McAfee to focus on consumer security while STG invests to grow the standalone enterprise cybersecurity business.

MLM 2 and Warburg Pincus Acquire Minesoft

February 16, 2022

Data & Analytics

MLM 2, an information services and software platform backed by Warburg Pincus, has acquired Minesoft, a global patent search and IP information solutions provider. The investment — MLM 2’s first acquisition supported by a $1 billion equity commitment from Warburg Pincus — will accelerate product development, expand Minesoft’s global footprint (including the U.S.), and enhance offerings with analytics, AI and machine learning.

GamerSafer Acquires Minehut Business Unit from Super League

March 4, 2024

Media & Entertainment

GamerSafer has completed the acquisition of the Minehut business unit from Super League. The transaction transfers ownership of the Minecraft-focused Minehut server community to GamerSafer, which will operate and grow the property while maintaining a commercial partnership with Super League as the seller focuses on streamlining its core immersive experiences business.

Usercentrics Acquires MCP Manager

January 14, 2026

Software

Usercentrics, the privacy-led marketing platform, has acquired MCP Manager, a New York–based governance platform for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The deal integrates MCP Manager’s production-grade MCP gateway and consent enforcement capabilities into Usercentrics’ Privacy-Led Marketing suite to extend consent, observability, and policy enforcement into AI-driven workflows; financial terms were not disclosed.