Broadcom seeks to convince EU antitrust regulators on $61 billion VMware deal

BRUSSELS: U.S. chipmaker Broadcom on Friday will try to convince EU antitrust enforcers that its proposed $61 billion bid for cloud computing company VMware, which has triggered regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, is pro-competitive.

The company will present its arguments to senior European Commission officials and their counterparts from national competition agencies as well as lawyers from the EU executive at a closed hearing.