VMware Shares Rise After CMA Greenlights Broadcom Deal

VMware Shares Rise After CMA Greenlights Broadcom Deal


By Will Feuer

Shares of VMware rose after British regulators cleared Broadcom’s roughly $61 billion takeover of the multi-cloud services provider.

VMware stock climbed almost 6% to $163.71 in premarket trading. Shares were already up more than 27% over the past 12 months through Friday’s close.

Broadcom agreed more than a year ago to pay both stock and cash for VMware.

Earlier Monday, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said the deal wouldn’t substantially reduce…



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