Broadcom to buy software maker CA Technologies for $18.9B

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Broadcom is nearing a deal to buy software company CA Technologies for about $18 billion......»»

With a deal, Broadcom will move into software used to manage business planning and other processes. Broadcom Inc., a.....»»

Broadcom and CA Technologies on Wednesday announced that Broadcom has agreed to acquire the enterprise technology c.....»»

Broadcom Inc., a semiconductor maker whose acqu.....»»

Broadcom struck a deal to buy software company CA Technologies for nearly $19 billion, a surprise move that takes the chip-making giant in a new direction......»»

Broadcom Inc.’s surprise $18.9 billion deal to buy the software company CA Technologies makes little sense on the surface but signals a new direction for the tech conglomerate, possibly turning itself into a private equity player......»»

Broadcom Inc announces a $18.9 billion deal to buy U.S. business software company CA Inc, venturing far beyond its realm of semiconductors......»»

Broadcom’s share price fell 14% on Thursday, showing the challenge CEO Hock Tan faces in persuading investors that his $18.9 billion purchase of the software company CA Technologies makes sense for the chip giant......»»

“It may end up being one of Broadcom’s best acquisitions over the last several years," the analyst says, contradicting Wall Street's consensus reaction last week that the chipmaker's bid for a software company doesn't make sense......»»

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