VMware

for-profit maker of virtualization software, acquired by Broadcom Inc. in 2023

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VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom acquired VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $69 billion, with the end-user computing division of VMware then sold to KKR and rebranded to Omnissa. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.

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