Broadcom Inc. CEO Hock Tan made a personal appearance at a closed door hearing in Brussels on Friday in an attempt to win support for his company’s purchase of Palo Alto-based VMware Inc.
San Jose-based Broadcom requested the hearing after European Union officials last month expressed concerns that the $61 billion deal could restrict competition for hardware that interoperates with software offered by VMware.
Broadcom is expected to offer measures to address those concerns in the days after Friday’s…
