Broadcom CEO: VMware Partners ‘Will Remain Essential’ After Purchase

As Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware remains in approvals limbo in Europe, Hock Tan is talking up the benefits of the $61 billion deal, especially as they relate to VMware partners and customers.

Broadcom’s Hock Tan

On Thursday, the CEO of Broadcom once again took to the company’s blog, which he seems to do whenever regulatory processes hit a snag.

Late last week, news broke that the European Union’s antitrust investigation has stopped the clock on the Broadcom-VMware transaction. Reuters reported that the European Commission has hit pause while waiting for Broadcom to supply requested data. The clock stopped on Jan. 31, effective Jan. 24, according to Reuters.

While it’s unclear what information the European Commission wants, it’s possible it could pertain to VMware partners and customers, since those constitute the main topics of Tan’s new blog.

See the short slideshow above to get the lowdown on Broadcom’s plans for VMware partners and customers, according to Tan.