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McAfee

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McAfee is a software company, headquartered in USA.

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Hold
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Status
Active
Est. EV
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Who owns McAfee?

McAfee is currently owned by Advent International through Latin American Private Equity Fund VII (2020 vintage). 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
SectorSoftware
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

Active
Co-held by Permira, Advent International, Thoma Bravo and Summit Partners since 2022.
Permira
PermiraActive
2022 · present · Permira VII · 2019 · Buyout
MOIC
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Advent International
Advent InternationalActive
present · Latin American Private Equity Fund VII · 2020 · Buyout
MOIC
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Thoma Bravo
Thoma BravoActive
present · Thoma Bravo Portfolio · Buyout
MOIC
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Summit Partners
Summit PartnersActive
present · Summit Partners Portfolio · Buyout
MOIC
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