More than a half-dozen Wall Street banks are supporting Broadcom Inc.’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware Inc., the biggest software deal in years.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are advising VMware, while Broadcom is working with Barclays Plc, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & Co., according to an announcement Thursday.