SoftBank intends to keep its controlling stake in Arm after IPO
According to sources familiar with the matter, SoftBank Group Corp. plans to hold a majority share in Arm Ltd. following the scheduled initial public offering of the semiconductor company, selling a lower amount than initially intended.
After a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia fell through earlier thi... Read more
Intel wants to buy Arm with a consortium
Intel wants to collaborate with other manufacturers to acquire chip technology specialist Arm. According to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, an Arm IPO is welcome as well.
Recently, Nvidia was necessitated to stop its planned acquisition of Arm. Now, Arm's backup plan is coming to light. Softbank, Arm's... Read more
Acquisition of Arm by Nvidia has been cancelled
The sale of Arm to Nvidia will not go ahead. Nvidia decided to do so in consultation with tech investor Softbank, the owner of Arm. The reason for the cancellation is the difficulties in getting approval from regulators. The plan is now to take Arm public because Softbank does not want to remain th... Read more
US regulator FTC wants to block Nvidia’s acquisition of ARM
The US regulator Federal Trade Commission wants to block the acquisition of ARM by Nvidia and is taking the matter to court. It reasons that Nvidia stands to gain the ability to block its competitors from using important technology through the acquisition.
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The UK begins an exhaustive probe of the Nvidia-Arm acquisition
On Tuesday, Britain ordered an in-depth investigation of the planned $50+ billion acquisition of Arm by Nvidia. Arm is a UK-based chip designer that will have to go through this hurdle, following the proposed deal that has seen pressure to turn the regulatory screws by other concerned market titans... Read more
EU to launch formal probe into Nvidia’s 54 billion takeover of Arm
A major deal between two global chip makers now appears to hinge on Europe.
The Financial Times has reported that Brussels may launch a formal competition probe early next month into Nvidia’s pending $54bn takeover of British chip designer Arm. The investigation comes after months of informal ... Read more
UK flags the Nvidia-Arm merger, calling for additional investigation
The United Kingdom’s competition authority said it found competition concerns with the proposed $40-billion acquisition of Arm by Nvidia. The proposed acquisition involved intellectual properties of the UK-based Arm after an initial investigation concerning national security.
The Competition a... Read more
Nvidia’s $40B Arm deal takes longer than expected
Nvidia said on Wednesday that talks with regulators to clear its $40-billion acquisition of the British semiconductor technology firm Arm are taking longer than anticipated.
The disclosure came as Nvidia, the world's premier maker of graphic chips for gamers and artificial intelligence chips for... Read more