Broadcom wants to buy the software company CA for $ 19 billion

After the failure of the acquisition of its competitor Qualcomm, the chip giant Broadcom now wants to swallow the software company CA Technologies. They agreed on a purchase price of $ 44.5 per share in cash, said US companies last night (local time). Thus, Broadcom is expected to pay $ 18.9 billion (16.2 billion euros). The Group is ready to earn money – the bid is estimated at 20% above the last closing price

Approvals are still missing

CA Tech manufactures software packages. company and could help Broadcom establish its business base to expand a new direction. However, shareholders and regulators still have to accept the agreement, the latter should not be self-proclaimed.

Only in March, US President Donald Trump prevented an attempt to acquire Qualcomm's $ 1 billion competitor by Broadcom for national security reasons. Among other things, the links between the subsidiaries and China were the decisive factor in the decision.