5月23日消息，据媒体报道，有知情人士透露，芯片制造商博通正在洽谈收购云服务提供商VMware事宜。称其博通与VMware之间还在谈判进行中，协议并不会很快达成。且并不清楚双方讨论的交易条款细节。
此次收购达成将促使博通业务进一步多元化，从半导体转向企业软件。过去四年，博通进行了多次大规模收购，比如斥资189亿美元收购了美国软件公司CA Technologies，并以107亿美元收购了赛门铁克旗下网络安全部门。
一、关于博通
博通是全球领先的有线和无线通信半导体公司。在2019年入选”2019福布斯全球数字经济100强”，排第30位。2021年位列《财富》美国500强排行榜第121位，据国外媒体报道，博通2021财年第四财季营收74亿美元，总收入超过270亿美元。目前市值：2218 亿美元
二、关于VMware
VMware是全球云基础架构和移动商务解决方案厂商，在虚拟化和云计算基础架构领域处于全球领先地位，为世界第四大系统软件公司。
2021财年第四季度收入总额为35.31亿美元，同比增长7.19%，总收入为128.51亿美元，同比增长9.21%。目前市值：403亿美元
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Chipmaker Broadcom Inc is in talks to acquire cloud services provider VMware Inc, according to media reports citing people familiar with the matter. He said talks between Broadcom and VMware were ongoing and that a deal was not imminent. Details of the terms of the deal discussed were not immediately available.
The deal will allow Broadcom to further diversify away from semiconductors and into enterprise software. Broadcom has made a number of big acquisitions over the past four years, such as the $18.9 billion purchase of CA Technologies, a U.S. software company, and the $10.7 billion purchase of Symantec’s cybersecurity unit.
1、About Broadcom
Broadcom is the world’s leading semiconductor company for wired and wireless communications. In 2019, it was listed in the “2019 Forbes Top 100 Global Digital Economy “, ranking 30th. In 2021, Broadcom ranked No. 121 on the Fortune 500 list. According to foreign media reports, the revenue of Broadcom in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 was 7.4 billion US dollars, and the total revenue exceeded 27 billion US dollars. Current market value: $221.8 billion.
2、About VMware
VMware is a global provider of cloud infrastructure and mobile commerce solutions, a global leader in the field of virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure, and the world’s fourth largest system software company.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 increased 7.19% to $3.531 billion, while total revenue increased 9.21% to $12.851 billion. Current market value: $40.3 billion.
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