Symantec Buys Blue Coat from Bain Capital to Secure Leadership in Cybersecurity

"With the acquisition of Blue Coat, Symantec will enhance its leadership position to define the future of cybersecurity and set the pace for innovation industrywide." Source: Acquirer press release, 6/12/16.

Blue Coat Systems had been bought out by Thoma Bravo in December, 2011 and then sold to Bain Capital in March, 2015 for $2.4 billion.