Broadcom agrees surprise $18.9bn deal to acquire CA Technologies

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Agreement with CA comes just four months after Broadcom abandoned pursuit of Qualcomm

Semiconductor company Broadcom has agreed a surprise $18.9 billion deal to buy software company CA Technologies. The deal comes just four months after Broadcom formally gave up its pursuit of Qu...

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