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No concernsįast-forward to today, and the CMA said that it has now concluded that the merger “does not raise competition concerns in the U.K.,” and that there are various alternative free and premium cybersecurity software products on the market. “We are living more of our lives online and it is vital that people have access to competitive cyber safety software when seeking to protect themselves and their families,” David Stewart, CMA executive director, said at the time. Indeed, the two companies offer a range of security software products, spanning antivirus, identity protection and VPNs, with the CMA noting at the time that the two are “close competitors” with “few other significant rivals.” The merger has been hanging in the balance since the two companies announced their plans in August last year, with the CMA revealing in March that it was opening an investigation as the coming together of two cybersecurity giants raised competition concerns. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally greenlighted the proposed $8.1 billion merger of cybersecurity companies NortonLifeLock and Avast, with Microsoft emerging as an unlikely ally as the two companies seek to push the deal over the line.