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Intel last month snatched up security firm McAfee for a cool $7.68 billion in a deal that was unanimously approved by both boards. As it turns out, McAfee isn't the only one being suited.
Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen admitted that several first-tier companies have shown interest in acquiring the security outfit. For the time being, Chen contends that Trend Micro would rather remain an independent entity, but since it's a publicly listed company, it's conceivable that an offer too good to refuse could come along and have shareholders clamoring to sell.
So how much would it take to buy a company like Trend Micro? Quite a bit. Though Intel paid McAfee a 60 percent premium over the company's market value, Chen says that Trend Micro would command even more, much more. The company has already ponied up $300 million to build a cloud computing infrastructure, and in 2009 Trend Micro set an internal goal of raising annual revenues from $1 billion to $2 billion within the next three years.
In other words, yes Trend Micro is open to offers, but only companies with money to burn need apply.
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D00dlavy
September 09, 2010 at 8:34am
"Trend Micro is a good company."
The fuck they are. Worst AV scanner in the history of God. As far as their company goes, yeah, there may be money to be made. As a consumer, however, I want to buy their products as much as I'd like to pay for a genital wart.
nightkiller
September 11, 2010 at 11:16am
on this comment. They consistently rank at the bottom of the list of also rans on sites that evaluate their products against their peers.
Their only saving grace is that ASUS consistently plugs the stuff on their support CD.
You use a flightless bird as a mascot and wonder why it doesn't take off?
Athlonite
September 10, 2010 at 4:38am
+1 AV comparatives shows them at the bottom of the AV solutions table they really ought to change their name to Pretend Micro
Eoraptor
September 09, 2010 at 8:13am
I'm not surpised. Trend Micro is a good company. for YEARS as a repair tech and DSL tech, I recomended their online scan and database of viruses when customers came to me with viral symptoms. after all, how difficult was it to remember "antivirus.com"? and they still make tp tier products even if getting to Housecall is not quite as idiotproof as it once was.
