The talks collapsed after they became public on Monday, the person said, according to Bloomberg.
Representatives of Broadcom and SAS couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, Bloomberg said.
Broadcom Inc., chaired by well-known Orange County entrepreneur Henry Samueli, was in talks to buy SAS of Cary, N.C., for about $15 billion to $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
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Broadcom Ends SAS Takeover Talks: Bloomberg
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