United Kingdom: Announced CMA Phase 1 investigation into VMware acquisition by Broadcom
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Announced CMA Phase 1 investigation into VMware acquisition by Broadcom
On 25 January 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to launch a merger inquiry into the acquisition by Broadcom Inc., a supplier of semiconductor and infrastructure software products, of VMware Inc., a provider …
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-11-21
in consultation
2022-12-06
processing consultation
2023-01-25
under deliberation
2023-03-22
under investigation
2023-03-29
under deliberation
2023-04-21
in consultation
2023-05-09
processing consultation
2023-07-19
in consultation
2023-08-09
processing consultation