VMware’s end-user compute business unit is set to be acquired by private equity firm KKR, according to a Reuters report that claims the deal will see $3.8 billion change hands.
If the deal is done, it will see VMware’s desktop virtualization and application publishing estate offloaded, per plans Broadcom announced in December 2023. The Register understands revenue from the end-user compute products was around a billion dollars annually.
KKR is already a player in enterprise tech, having…