Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives notes that VMware (VMW) filed a 13D reporting it is currently in negotiations with Pivotal Software (PVTL) to acquire the company. While the underlying cloud assets and complex developer tool ecosystem will add to the VMware product footprint and potentially expand opportunities within its installed base around cross-selling, acquiring this asset is "not a clear plug and play fit" in his opinion. Ives believes shareholders of VMware will have mixed feelings about this news given Pivotal's roots back to Dell/EMC and the history/current ownership structure of Michael Dell between the three companies. The analyst has a Neutral rating and $15 price target on Pivotal's shares.