joined by none other than brian taylor -- bryan taylor.on: it's great to be with you and with bryan. big day, obviously. this is a standalone company again, a peer play. why does that make sense right now? bryan: cybersecurity is one of these existential threats to our lives, our companies, our institutions. mcafee is one of those businesses that is there to protect us. it's the mission of the company -- we think it's a really important mission and we are thrilled to be part of it. jason: it was part of intel. there were sort of big hopes and dreams for it. now it's a standalone company. what gives it an advantage there? bryan: i think somebody at intel figured they were not the natural owner for a $2 billion cybersecurity software company. we caught them at a moment when they were reflecting. do they want to double down and reinvest in the business, or do they want to sell? we gave them an alternative, a partnership. intel still owns 49% of the company. we get to refocus and reinvest in the business. jason: what does the private equity pl

jason kelly set down with bryan taylor, partner at tpg.bersecurity is one of these existential threats to our digital lives. it threatens our families, it threatens our companies, it threatens our institutions. mcafee is one of those businesses that is there to protect us. the mission of the company, we feel it is important, and we are glad to be a part of it. reporter: so there were big dreams for it. now it is a standalone company. what gives it the advantage there? bryan: i think somebody at intel figured out the $600 billion guerrilla, they were not the owner for the cybersecurity company. we caught them in a moment where they were reflecting whether they want to double down and reinvest in this business, or do we want to sell? who we gave them an alternative, a partnership. they are so committed to it, but we refocused on the core business and reinvest in the business. reporter: what does the private equity playbook look like here? once you get into the guts on your already in. what are the levers you can pull? bryan: well, we had 16