The Broadcom company logo is shown outside one of its office complexes in Irvine, California, March 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters
The Broadcom company logo is shown outside one of its office complexes in Irvine, California, March 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Broadcom to buy VMware for US$61 billion in record chip deal

  • Broadcom’s offer – coming during a market downturn for tech stocks – has the support of key VMware shareholders Michael Dell and Silver Lake
  • VMware is a pioneering Silicon Valley company that was founded in 1998, the same year as Google

The Broadcom company logo is shown outside one of its office complexes in Irvine, California, March 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters
The Broadcom company logo is shown outside one of its office complexes in Irvine, California, March 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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