Monday, February 12, 2018

Broadcom Lines Up $100 Billion In Bid To Acquired Qualcomm

Broadcom says it has lined up $100 billion in commitments to finance its proposed acquisition of Qualcomm this morning. Broadcom said the financing will allow it to fully fund the $60 per share in cash component of its $82 per share offer to acquire Qualcomm. Broadcom said it lined up 12 financial in institutions to finance the offer, including $5 billion in a revolving credit facility and bridge financing, plus investment funds from Silver Lake, KKR and CVC. The credit facilities and bridge funding would come from BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, affiliates of Deutsche Bank AG, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho, MUFG, SMBC, Wells Fargo, Scotiabank, BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley, according to Broadcom.

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