UK to examine Broadcom's $61 billion VMware deal in depth


FILE PHOTO A smartphone with a displayed Broadcom logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6 2023. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Broadcom logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Britain said it would investigate Broadcom's acquisition of VMware in depth after the U.S. chipmaker offered no immediate undertakings in response to its concerns about the impact of the $61 billion deal on the server market.

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said earlier this month that Broadcom's acquisition of the cloud computing and virtualisation company could drive up the cost of computer parts and software for servers.

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