After days of rumors, Broadcom confirmed plans to buy VMware. The resulting deal, if completed, will tuck the former Symantec Enterprise security business into VMware -- where Carbon Black currently sits. And that business combination, if completed, could be mixed news for MSSPs and security-driven MSPs that bet early on Carbon Black, MSSP Alert believes.First, three key data points to note:The deal includes a "go shop" period -- which allows VMware to seek higher bids for the company through July 5, 2022. If the deal is completed, the Symantec Enterprise-Carbon Black business combination would make for strange bedfellows -- especially for MSPs and MSSPs.
- Broadcom acquired the Symantec Enterprise security business for $10.7 billion in 2019.
- VMware acquired Carbon Black for $1.9 billion in 2019.
- Fast forward to May 2022, and Broadcom confirmed plans to buy VMware for $61 billion in cash and stock, while also assuming $8 billion in VMware debt.