Broadcom Bid for Qualcomm Is Likely to Face Longer U.S. Review

  • U.S. government scrutiny of deal may take more than 30 days
  • Qualcomm rescheduled vote to April after CFIUS intervened
Bloomberg’s Ed Hammond reports on U.S. regulators looking at Broadcom’s hostile bid for Qualcomm. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Broadcom Ltd., whose hostile bid to acquire rival Qualcomm Inc. has been stalled by management opposition and U.S. national-security concerns, is in for a long wait.

The deal is likely to be held up even beyond a rescheduled shareholder vote next month as government regulators undertake an extended review of the proposed transaction’s risks.