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Approved Acquisition of VMware by Broadcom by the EU Commission

On 12 July 2023, the European Commission approved the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to certain conditions. The Commission conducted an in-depth investigation on the acquisition of VMware, a software supplier primarily offering virtualiz…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-12-20
under deliberation

On 20 December 2022, the European Commission announced an in-depth investigation into the proposed …

2023-04-12
under investigation

On 12 April 2023, the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections expressing concerns over…

2023-07-12
concluded

On 12 July 2023, the European Commission approved the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to…