Even after losing Qualcomm, Broadcom went ahead with its now-completed US redomiciliation
President Trump’s recent blocking of Broadcom’s proposed Qualcomm takeover on national security grounds hasn’t stopped the company from changing its legal domicile back to the US.
He’s a son of one of the founding members of Qualcomm and could be mounting an attempt to take the company back as a private firm. Shareholders were happy to see him go.
Broadcom will finish redomiciling in April, one month early
The announcement may be intended to beat out the completion of a US government panel review of the Singaporean chipmaker’s acquisition campaign for Qualcomm.
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Broadcom says it will take 5G lead if it acquires Qualcomm, will invest $1.5 billion
$1.5 billion will go into a fund of which its general goal is to foster graduates into the engineering field. This as Broadcom states that it will be passed Qualcomm’s baton in 5G.
US government stalls Qualcomm investor vote to look into Broadcom
Broadcom calls out Qualcomm for requesting an investigation into its acquisition campaign. These are two of the largest chipmakers in the wireless and mobile sectors.
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Qualcomm rejects yet another Broadcom offer, leaving little room for negotiation
There is absolutely no way Qualcomm will agree to a sale at a reduced price after inching closer to its own NXP acquisition, deemed an obvious value enhancer.
Broadcom is still looking to acquire Qualcomm, but at a slightly lower price
Broadcom’s recent “best and final offer” for a record-breaking Qualcomm takeover was not final after all, but it may well have been the best the potential seller will ever see.
Qualcomm inches closer to NXP acquisition with revised $44 billion offer
Qualcomm may well kill two birds with one stone by offering NXP more cash for a long-in-the-making acquisition, also keeping potential buyer Broadcom at bay.
Qualcomm asks Broadcom for more money, fewer risks to continue considering acquisition
Something about Qualcomm and Broadcom’s most recent meeting made the prospective seller think there was still room for negotiation, despite the buyer’s apparent unwillingness to further sweeten the deal.
Qualcomm and Broadcom met yesterday amid tense veil of acquisition
How serious is Broadcom in its attempts to acquire Qualcomm? And how would it run the company? Both entities sat in a room for two hours to size each other up.
Qualcomm claims Broadcom’s regime will cost two big relationships each worth $1 billion a year
In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, the chipmaker claims that about half of its licensing business is at risk with how Broadcom looks to conduct Qualcomm’s business.
Qualcomm turns down Broadcom’s revised offer, leaves door inched open
But the semiconductors company did leave room for negotiation. It has beckoned the CEO of Broadcom to meet with its board of directors to discuss a “true highest price.”
