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McAfee

McAfee

Cybersecurity·US·Active·4yr hold
Entry
2022
Hold
4yr
Status
Active

Who owns McAfee?

McAfee is currently owned by Advent International through Latin American Private Equity Fund VII (2020 vintage), since 2022. Across its history, McAfee has been through 4 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Advent International
Most recent investor
Advent International
Latin American Private Equity Fund VII · 2020 · Buyout
4 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUSA
SectorCybersecurity
Key takeaways
  • ·Co-held by Permira, Advent International, Thoma Bravo and Summit Partners since 2022.
  • ·4 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.

Ownership history

4 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Active
Co-invest · 4 holders · 2022 · present
Permira
PermiraActive
2022 · present(4yr) · Permira VII · 2019 · Buyout
Summit Partners
2022 · present(4yr) · Summit Partners Portfolio · Buyout
Thoma Bravo
2022 · present(4yr) · Thoma Bravo Portfolio · Buyout
Advent International
2022 · present(4yr) · Latin American Private Equity Fund VII · 2020 · Buyout
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