UK investigating Broadcom's VMware acquisition plan

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UK investigating Broadcom's VMware acquisition plan
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UK investigating Broadcom's VMware acquisition plan

The regulator is considering whether or not this transaction constitutes a 'relevant merger situation' as defined by the Enterprise Act of 2002

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Monday announced that it has opened a preliminary investigation into US chipmaker Broadcom's proposed acquisition of VMware. The regulator is ...

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