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Broadcom will add VMware to its portfolio in $61 billion deal
Broadcom will acquire VMware in a $61b cash-and-stock deal, its biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software. Read more…
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Broadcom is reportedly making overtures to buy VMware
Broadcom is in talks to acquire cloud service provider VMware in a deal which could transform the chipmaker into a diversified tech firm. Read more…
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Broadcom buys CA for $18.9b – investors literally have no idea why
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom Inc’s surprise bid to buy software company CA for $18.9 billion wiped off the same amount from its market value on Thursday, with investors and analysts struggling to find a clear Read more…
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It’s over: Broadcom officially gives up on Qualcomm
(Reuters) – Singapore-based Broadcom withdrew its $117 billion bid to acquire Qualcomm on Wednesday, two days after US President Donald Trump blocked the attempt citing national security concerns. The company said it has also withdrawn Read more…
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Broadcom-Qualcomm deal literally Trumped by national security fears
(Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday blocked microchip maker Broadcom’s proposed takeover of Qualcomm on national security grounds, ending what would have been the technology industry’s biggest deal ever amid concerns that it Read more…
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Broadcom promises not to threaten US national security
Reuters) – Broadcom sought again to soothe US security concerns around its bid for chipmaker Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday, saying it would stick with investments aimed at maintaining the United States’ leadership in 5G technology. Read more…
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Broadcom-Qualcomm drama is now a national security issue
(Reuters) – A US government national security panel has identified potential risks that warrant a full investigation of Singapore-based Broadcom’s $117 billion bid for chipmaker Qualcomm, a senior US Treasury official said in a letter Read more…
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Broadcom slashes Qualcomm bid to $117b after NXP ploy
(Reuters) – Broadcom cut its bid for Qualcomm on Wednesday by 4% to $117 billion, after the latter raised the stakes in the chipmaker takeover battle with a sweetened $44 billion agreement to acquire NXP Read more…
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Qualcomm sweetens NXP deal – your move, Broadcom
(Reuters) – US semiconductor company Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled a sweetened $44 billion agreement to acquire NXP Semiconductors, its most defiant move in its defense against a hostile $121 billion bid from Broadcom. The new Read more…
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Broadcom makes final offer for Qualcomm: $121 billion
(Reuters) – Broadcom made a $121 billion “best and final offer” on Monday to acquire Qualcomm, ratcheting up pressure on its US semiconductor peer to engage in talks on what would be the biggest ever Read more…
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It begins – Broadcom nominates 11 for Qualcomm’s board
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom made its first formal move toward a hostile bid to take over Qualcomm on Monday, laying out a slate of 11 nominees it wants to put on the board of the Read more…
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Qualcomm responds to Broadcom’s buyout offer: get stuffed
(Reuters) – Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm on Monday rejected rival Broadcom’s $103-billion takeover bid, saying the offer undervalued the company and would face regulatory hurdles. Broadcom said it would seek to engage with Qualcomm’s board and Read more…
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Broadcom makes Qualcomm $103b offer, may not take no for an answer
(Reuters) – Chip maker Broadcom made an unsolicited $103 billion bid for Qualcomm on Monday, setting the stage for a takeover battle that could reshape the industry at the heart of mobile phone hardware. Qualcomm Read more…
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Broadcom may try to buy Qualcomm today: sources
(Reuters) – Communications chipmaker Broadcom is planning to unveil a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm by Monday, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, an attempt to create a roughly $200-billion company Read more…
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China gives conditional approval to Broadcom/Brocade deal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry has conditionally approved chipmaker Broadcom Ltd’s acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems, it said on Wednesday. The commerce ministry ordered the company to take steps to abide by China’s market Read more…
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Broadcom sells Brocade’s Ruckus and ICX switch business to ARRIS for $800m
ARRIS International and Broadcom have struck a slightly complicated deal under which Broadcom – which is currently in the process of buying Brocade Communication Systems – will sell off Brocade’s Ruckus Wireless and ICX switch Read more…