Broadcom's VMware Deal Gets Green Light In EU

But examination of the deal continues in the US and UK.

• The European Union competition regulators today conditionally approved Broadcom's purchase of cloud provider VMware.
• Regulators in the U.S. and U.K. continue to investigate the impact of the deal on their markets.
• MoginRubin's Tim LaComb last wrote about it HERE. Also, see additional commentary and background.
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Broadcom Inc.'s acquisition of cloud computing provider VMware, Inc., has received approval from European Union competition regulators, marking a significant milestone in the deal. Uncertainty was hanging over the merger because of the EU probe, but investigations continue at the U.K. Competition Markets Authority and the Federal Trade Commission. In addition to the EU, the merger has been cleared in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and Taiwan.