UK regulator becomes latest to assess Broadcom's $61bn VMware deal

In a fresh blow to vendor's M&A ambitions, the CMA regulator is assessing whether the merger amounts to a "substantial lessening" of competition

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UK regulator becomes latest to assess Broadcom's $61bn VMware deal

The Competition Markets Authority has stepped in to probe whether US chipmaker Broadcom's $61bn acquisition of cloud computing company VMware will dull competition in the market. The CMA said th...

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