【IT168 资讯】近日，疯传博通要收购博科公司，一个是芯片厂商，一个是一存储网络为核心的IP网络厂商，似乎有一种面粉厂收购面包厂的感觉，但就在昨天（11月2日），博科发布官方公告正式了此事，博通将以总价59亿美元（55亿现金+4亿外债）收购整个博科公司，包括了博科旗下的优科无线等公司，博通表示将会保留SAN交换机业务，剥离其他IP网络等，以下是官方正式新闻：

   · Broadcom to retain Brocade’s Fibre Channel SAN Switching business and divest Brocade’s IP Networking business, including recently acquired Ruckus Wireless

　　· Strategic acquisition strengthens Broadcom’s portfolio of enterprise storage and networking solutions serving OEM customers

　　· $900 million of pro-forma non-GAAP EBITDA expected to be added in FY2018

　　· Immediately accretive to Broadcom’s non-GAAP EPS

　　SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE, Calif., November 2nd, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Limited (Nasdaq:AVGO) and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRCD) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Broadcom will acquire Brocade, a leader in Fibre Channel storage area network (“FC SAN”) switching and IP networking, for $12.75 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion, plus $0.4 billion of net debt. Broadcom expects to fund the transaction with new debt financing and cash available on its balance sheet. Broadcom, with the support of Brocade, plans to divest Brocade’s IP Networking business, consisting of wireless and campus networking, data center switching and routing, and software networking solutions.

　　“This strategic acquisition enhances Broadcom’s position as one of the leading providers of enterprise storage connectivity solutions to OEM customers,” stated Hock Tan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Broadcom. “With deep expertise in mission-critical storage networking, Brocade increases our ability to address the evolving needs of our OEM customers. In addition, we are confident that we will find a great home for Brocade’s valuable IP networking business that will best position that business for its next phase of growth.”

　　“This transaction represents significant value for our shareholders, who will receive a 47% premium from the Brocade closing share price on Friday, October 28, 2016, and creates new opportunities for our customers and partners,” said Lloyd Carney, Chief Executive Officer of Brocade. “Our best-in-class FC SAN solutions will help Broadcom create one of the industry’s broadest portfolios for enterprise storage. We will work with Broadcom as it seeks to find a buyer for our IP Networking business which includes a full portfolio of open, hardware and software-based solutions spanning the core of the data center to the network edge.”

　　Upon closing, the transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Broadcom’s non-GAAP free cash flow and earnings per share. Broadcom currently anticipates that Brocade’s FC SAN business will contribute approximately $900 million of pro forma non-GAAP EBITDA in its fiscal year 2018.

　　The board of directors of Brocade and the Executive Committee of the board of directors of Broadcom have unanimously approved the transaction, which is presently expected to close in the second half of Broadcom’s fiscal year 2017 which commenced on October 31, 2016, subject to regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions, customary closing conditions as well as the approval of Brocade’s stockholders. The closing of the transaction is not subject to any financing conditions, nor is it conditioned on the divestiture of Brocade’s IP Networking business.

   总结：物联网、云计算的快速发展，IT领域竞争越来越激烈，原来很多WLAN领域的独角兽公司纷纷被收购，例如Aruba、优科无线、MERU，此次博科刚刚收购优科无线，自己就被出售，跟当年3com收购华为3COM之后被卖给惠普很相似，关于博通收购博科之后如何整合？是否会裁员？优科无线又该如何发展？还需要等待官方进一步说明！