LifeLock soaring before the opening bell on $2.3B deal
NEW YORK — Shares of LifeLock are surging before the opening bell after the identity and fraud protection services company agreed to be acquired for $2.3 billion by the security software maker Symantec.
Symantec said over the weekend that the deal will allow it to bolster its cyber defense technology.
Symantec Corp., based in Mountain View, California, will pay $24 for each share of LifeLock Inc. That’s a 15.7 percent premium to its closing price of $20.75 Friday.