McAfee plans 3-4 acquisitions every year

TOKYO, JAPAN: U.S. security software maker McAfee Inc plans to acquire three to four companies every year to help drive its growth, Chief Executive David DeWalt said.

"We've been very constantly acquiring companies the last few years. We'll continue to do that," DeWalt told Reuters Television in an interview on Friday in Tokyo.

"Not risky acquisitions. Technology-oriented acquisitions all over the world," he said.

DeWalt has led the company, which competes with Symantec Corp, through double-digit sales growth in recent years, and is viewed as a savvy dealmaker and prize addition to any software leadership team.