Simultaneously, a private equity firm () bought the remainder of Network General (the Sniffer and network analysis business).
July 2010.
Here is the useful breakdown of what happened, when, and why it still matters for your organization’s data retention and software asset management. On July 19, 2010 , McAfee (then a public company) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Helix , Network General , and PGP Corporation in a single, coordinated move. Simultaneously, a private equity firm () bought the
| Entity | What McAfee acquired | Purchase price | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Whole company (email & disk encryption) | ~$140 million | | Network General | Only the Helix DLP product line (not the whole company) | ~$65 million (for Helix) | On July 19, 2010 , McAfee (then a
