UK extends probe into big US tech tie-up




Updated 1 week ago ·
Published on 29 Mar 2023 11:40PM ·





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Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority will conduct an in-depth investigation into Broadcom’s latest pursuit after launching an initial probe last year. – AFP pic, March 29, 2023.

BRITAIN today deepened a probe into US semiconductor maker Broadcom’s planned takeover of cloud computing firm VMware, citing competition concerns.

Broadcom’s US$61 billion (RM269 billion) offer “may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition” for goods and services in the United Kingdom, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a statement.


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