https://tech.newstatesman.com/business/vwmware-pivotal-acquisition > VMware has entered negotiations to acquire the virtualisation specialist Pivotal in a move that would unite the Dell-owned security firms. > According to a filing submitted to the US financial regulator, VMware would acquire all of Pivotal’s outstanding class A stock at $15 per share, the same price as it was listed when the company went public in 2018.