Organisation: Broadcom

Broadcom abused its superior bargaining position over Samsung by forcing the mobile phone maker into unfair long-term contracts for telecommunications components, Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has said.

21 September 2023

Broadcom’s €56 billion purchase of VMware will not reduce competition for server hardware supply, the UK’s antitrust watchdog has said, unconditionally clearing the deal after an in-depth review.

21 August 2023

Broadcom’s €54.4 billion acquisition of VMware will not harm competition for critical computer products, the UK's antitrust watchdog has found in a provisional in-depth decision unconditionally clearing the tie-up.

19 July 2023

The European Commission has imposed remedies on Broadcom’s €55 billion acquisition of VMware despite its Phase II probe reversing most of its earlier concerns.

12 July 2023

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has rejected Broadcom’s commitment offer in an abuse of superior bargaining position probe, reversing a decision from its case examiner for the first time and exposing the company to hefty fines.

13 June 2023

Competition lawyers have welcomed the European Commission’s rare announcement confirming it has sent Broadcom a statement of objections over its proposed €61 billion acquisition of VMware, as the agency kicks off a new initiative to increase transparency in merger proceedings.

13 April 2023

Charles River Associates has promoted Uğur Akgün and Vicki Mertzanidou to vice president in London.

30 March 2023

The UK’s antitrust enforcer has opened an in-depth probe into Broadcom’s €61 billion purchase of cloud software company VMware after the company failed to offer remedies to quell fears that the merged entity could foreclose its hardware competitors.

29 March 2023

The UK’s antitrust watchdog has told Broadcom that it must offer remedies to avoid an in-depth probe of its €56.5 billion purchase of cloud software company VMware after finding the merged entity could foreclose hardware competitors.

22 March 2023

The European Commission has launched a Phase II probe into Broadcom’s €57.5 billion purchase of cloud software company VMware over concerns the former could foreclose hardware rivals from accessing the latter’s products.

21 December 2022