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Broadcom Raises Hostile Bid for Qualcomm to About $121 Billion
Broadcom Ltd. has raised its bid for Qualcomm Inc. to about $121 billion, in an attempt to force what could be the largest-ever technology deal.
The new offer of $82 a Qualcomm share will be Broadcom's final offer, according to a statement Monday. The deal would take the form of $60 in cash and the remainder in Broadcom shares.
Qualcomm's board previously rejected Broadcom's original $105 billion acquisition, and has since dug in against the threat of a takeover, with Chief Executive Officer Steve Mollenkopf dismissing the bid as not being worth consideration.
Broadcom also plans to offer Qualcomm a higher-than-usual breakup fee in the event regulators thwart the deal, according to the sources. Typically, such break-up fees equate to approximately 3 percent to 4 percent of a deal's size.
Previously: Broadcom Offers $105 Billion for Qualcomm; Moves HQ Back to the USA
(Score: 2, Insightful) by petecox on Tuesday February 06 2018, @03:22AM
[wikipedia] Singaporean Avago bought 'Broadcom' for $37 billion less than 3 years ago, with an estimated merged value of $77 billion.
It sounds like funny money but let 'em crash and burn. I'd be very nervous as an investor as to (a) how NXP can value-add within Qualcomm (b) how these entities mesh together in yet a larger organisation.