Europe’s CISPE challenges Broadcom’s $69 billion VMware deal in EU court

European Union judges could review chipmaker Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMWare, after an antitrust complaint opposed the bloc’s approval of one of the biggest takeovers in the technology industry.

The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, or CISPE, has filed a formal appeal before the European General Court seeking an annulment of the European Commission’s approval of the deal, the organisation said on Thursday.