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China: SAMR investigation into Broadcom and VMware merger

Progress

Current status
concluded
21 Nov 2023 concluded

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
semiconductors
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

21 Nov 2023
concluded

Issued SAMR conditional approval of Broadcom and VMware merger

On 21 November 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China approved Broadcom Corporation's acquisition of VMware Corporation with additional restrictive conditions. In particular, to mitigate the potential reduced competiti…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority

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