Symantec Corp. (SYMC) is in the process of hiring banks to advise it on strategy and to help defend the company against possible activist investors, Reuters reported Friday, citing several people familiar with the matter.

The software maker has talked to banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) in recent weeks, the people said.

Full story at: www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/04/us-symantec-idUSBREA331KM20140404

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