Bloomberg Law
March 2, 2018, 8:12 PM UTC

Qualcomm Sees Risks at Every Turn in Broadcom Deal

Eleanor Tyler

Qualcomm Inc. and hostile suitor Broadcom Ltd. are squaring off over fees meant to buffer the risk of a long, drawn-out regulatory review and the threat that regulators will kill the deal.

The dickering, ahead of a March 6 shareholder meeting that may decide the future of the transaction, highlights the regulatory hurdles the two sides anticipate if the deal goes forward. Broadcom has expressed confidence it can get the combination through multiple regulators in a year. Qualcomm has said the proposed merger faces substantial risks of failure.

Qualcomm wants a breakup fee of 9 percent of Qualcomm’s total value, ...

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