Deals
Big Tech Deals Are Coming as Avago Makes First Move: Real M&A
An attendee passes the Broadcom Corp. pavilion on day two of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 25, 2014.
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Avago Technologies Ltd.’s purchase of Broadcom Corp. represents the biggest technology deal of all time. It may not stay at the top for long.
The $37 billion transaction announced Thursday eclipses the previous record-holder -- the buyout of First Data Corp. in 2007 for almost $30 billion including debt.