NLOK - NortonLifeLock wins UK antitrust approval for purchase of Avast Plc

• NortonLikeLock ( NASDAQ: NLOK ) won UK antitrust approval for its planned $8.6 billion purchase of Avast Plc ( OTCPK:AVASF ).
• The UK's Competition and Markets Authority approved the transaction after the regulator opened and in-depth probe into the deal in March. Following a consultation that ended on Aug. 24, the CMA has upheld its provisional findings and cleared the deal, according to a post on the CMA's website.
• NLOK said in a statement on Friday that the Avast  ( OTCPK:AVASF ) acquisition will close on Sept. 12.
• Recall August, NortonLifeLock agreed to acquire antivirus company Avast for up to $8.6 billion.

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