"KKR's $3.8 Billion Acquisition of VMware's Remote Access Computing Business"
Private equity firm KKR is reportedly set to acquire VMware's end-user compute business unit for $3.8 billion, inheriting a client list with many customers in government and highly-regulated industries. The acquisition comes after Broadcom's plans to offload VMware's desktop virtualization and application publishing estate, with concerns raised about potential price increases and underutilization of software under Broadcom's licensing scheme. Negotiations with VMware by Broadcom could become heated, as customers brace for potential price rises and explore alternatives like cloud-hosted desktops offered by AWS, Alibaba Cloud, and Microsoft.