This big tech deal is that Broadcom Inc. agreed to buy cloud-computing company VMware Inc. for about $61 billionat

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Broadcom Inc decided to do the big tech deal in history

According to a statement on Thursday VMware shareholders can choose to receive either $142.50 in cash or 0.2520 shares of Broadcom stock for each VMware share

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Brodcom to buy VMware deal biggest takeover ever for a chipmaker and extends an acquisition spree for Broadcom Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan

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Hock Tan has built one of the largest and most diversified companies in the industry

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This is Hock Tan the CEO of BROADCOM INC

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The buy adds to a run of arrangements for the worldwide tech industry this year

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Broadcom, one of the most significant organizations in the chip business, offers parts for everything from the iPhone to modern hardware.

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