Intel sells 51% of McAfee

Intel has done a deal with the private equity fund Texas Pacific Group to spin off its security group which includes McAfee bought by Intel in 2010 for $7.7 billion.

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Under the deal a jv is formed in which Intel owns 49% of the security group and TPG has 51%.

TPG will pay Intel $3.1 billion in cash.

The jv will be called McAfee.

It is stated that the transaction values the business at $4.2 billion.

TPG will make an equity investment in the jv of $1.1 billion.


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