Private equity giant KKR is set to snap up VMware’s end-user computing (EUC) division for a whopping £3 billion.
The EUC unit, worth around £790 million, is being sold off by Broadcom after it splashed out £54.5 billion on VMware last year.
KKR already owns Alludo, a software firm that includes Parallels, VMware’s EUC products rival.
The feeling in the Channel is that if KKR is successful, it could be suitable for the industry. KKR would be a good guardian of the technology and the business. This could create a new EUC powerhouse that would benefit the VDI industry.
The deal starkly contrasts Vista Equity Partners’ £13 billion takeover of VDI software maker Citrix in 2022. KKR would be getting a good deal for a £790 million business with a competitive range of technology for delivering virtualised desktops and applications and managing a wide variety of devices.
