Mware Broadcom Merger News Today

As Broadcom, a chip giant, prepares to buy VMware, a cloud-computing firm, for $61 billion, several high-level executives have departed.

Shekar Ganapathy, a vice president of sales and support, will take over for VP of global support Karen Egan during the search for a replacement.

VMware salespeople say customers are rushing to get prices locked in before Broadcom becomes its new owner, but increased friction slows down deals.

Chipmaker Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware has put employees at the software company on edge.