Broadcom Acquires VMware

VMware Acquires Pivotal Software

December 30, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

VMware, Inc. completed its acquisition of Pivotal Software, Inc., acquiring Pivotal for an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion and making Pivotal a wholly owned subsidiary. Pivotal's cloud-native platform and developer-focused offerings will be integrated into VMware's Tanzu portfolio to expand VMware's modern application and Kubernetes capabilities.

Broadcom Acquires Symantec Enterprise Security Business

November 4, 2019

Cybersecurity

Broadcom Inc. completed its acquisition of the Enterprise Security business of Symantec Corporation, which will operate as the Symantec Enterprise division within Broadcom. The deal expands Broadcom’s infrastructure software portfolio and brings Symantec’s enterprise security products, customers and employees into Broadcom’s software franchises.

VMware Acquires Carbon Black

October 8, 2019

Cybersecurity

VMware completed its acquisition of Carbon Black in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.1 billion (at $26 per share). Carbon Black will form the nucleus of a new VMware Security Business Unit to expand VMware’s cloud-native security and endpoint protection capabilities.

Dell Completes Spin-Off of VMware

November 2, 2021

Software

Dell Technologies completed the spin-off of its 81% equity ownership of VMware, distributing VMware Class A and Class B shares to Dell stockholders via a special dividend and converting Class B shares into Class A prior to distribution. VMware also paid an $11.5 billion special cash dividend to its shareholders (Dell received $9.3 billion), and the two companies preserved a commercial agreement to maintain product co-development and sales alignment while allowing VMware to operate as a standalone company.

Cisco Acquires Splunk for $28 Billion

September 21, 2023

Software

Cisco has acquired Splunk in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $28 billion (at $157 per share). The deal brings Splunk's security, observability, and data-platform capabilities into Cisco's portfolio to accelerate Cisco's transition to recurring revenue, expand its AI-enabled security and observability offerings, and drive greater scale and customer value.

VMware Acquires Nyansa to Bolster SD‑WAN with AI‑Driven Network Analytics

January 21, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

VMware announced intent to acquire Nyansa, an AI-based network analytics vendor, to integrate end-to-end visibility, monitoring and remediation into VMware SD‑WAN by VeloCloud. The acquisition brings Nyansa's Voyance AIOps platform and AI/ML capabilities into VMware's networking portfolio to improve troubleshooting, proactively predict client problems and advance self‑healing network capabilities.