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by levelist_com 3149 days ago
From what I understand, a foreign company purchasing a U.S. company is subject to some pretty intense review (CFIUS). By moving HQ to the U.S. they avoid that review process. It was planned before Trump but Im sure youre right and somehow Trump will help push this right through.

[Edit] Here is a story talking about it from last week. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-broadcom...