Qualcomm is making progress on acquiring NXP -- a deal that could be worth about $47 billion including debt. That would make it the largest tech deal of the year and the second-largest ever. Bloomberg's Ian King and Brooke Sutherland explain to host Alex Sherman why a deal makes sense for both sides, even if it comes with some major integration challenges. If there's an agreement, Qualcomm would become the largest supplier of chips used in cars, a stated interest of the San Diego-based chipmaker.

<p>Qualcomm is making progress on acquiring NXP -- a deal that could be worth about $47 billion including debt. That would make it the largest tech deal of the year and the second-largest ever. Bloomberg's Ian King and Brooke Sutherland explain to host Alex Sherman why a deal makes sense for both sides, even if it comes with some major integration challenges. If there's an agreement, Qualcomm would become the largest supplier of chips used in cars, a stated interest of the San Diego-based chipmaker.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

47: Qualcomm Hunts Car Computer Chips in Biggest 2016 Tech Deal

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