Exclusive: Broadcom lines up $6.5 billion bridge loan for Brocade buy

By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters LPC) - Six banks will be providing a $6.5 billion financing backing chipmaker Broadcom's acquisition of Brocade, a maker of networking switches, software and storage products, two sources familiar with the financing said. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Bank of Montreal, Citigroup and Credit Suisse have signed on to the 364-day unsecured bridge loan, the sources said.