12-07-2018 14:55 via telecoms.com

Broadcom buys CA Technologies as a $18.9 billion consolation prize

Broadcom announced it is going to acquire the software company CA Technologies in a $18.9 billion deal, after its proposed takeover of Qualcomm fell apart in March.
This deal gave CA Technologies a 20% premium on the closing price of the last trading day. Boards of both companies have agreed to the deal, though it still needs to gain the approval from the anti-trust authorities in the US, EU and Japan. It will also need to be voted on by all the shareholders, at least nominally.
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