Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated)
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Arm Ltd. is a British semiconductor and software design company best known for its energy-efficient ARM processor architectures that power the vast majority of smartphones and many other embedded devices worldwide.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | failed acquisition attempt ⓘ |
| acquirer | NVIDIA Corporation ⓘ |
| acquirerCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| announcedBy |
NVIDIA Corporation
ⓘ
SoftBank Group ⓘ
surface form:
SoftBank Group Corp.
|
| announcementDate | 2020-09-13 ⓘ |
| CMAAction | in-depth Phase 2 investigation ⓘ |
| concernsRaisedBy |
competing chipmakers
ⓘ
technology companies relying on Arm designs ⓘ |
| dealAnnouncementLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dealCurrency | USD ⓘ |
| dealStructure | cash and stock transaction ⓘ |
| dealValue | 40000000000 USD ⓘ |
| ECAction | formal competition investigation ⓘ |
| FTCAction | lawsuit to block the acquisition ⓘ |
| geographicScopeOfReview | global ⓘ |
| impactIfCompleted |
would have combined NVIDIA’s GPU business with Arm’s CPU IP portfolio
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would have integrated Arm into a vertically integrated chip vendor ⓘ |
| industry |
intellectual property licensing
ⓘ
semiconductors ⓘ |
| keyConcern |
potential foreclosure of rivals
ⓘ
preservation of Arm’s neutral licensing model ⓘ |
| outcomeForArm | remained under SoftBank ownership after termination ⓘ |
| paymentType |
NVIDIA stock
ⓘ
cash ⓘ |
| publicPerception | controversial deal in semiconductor industry ⓘ |
| reasonForTermination |
antitrust concerns
ⓘ
regulatory obstacles ⓘ |
| refersTo | Arm Ltd. ⓘ |
| regulatorsInvolved |
Chinese competition authorities
ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ UK Competition and Markets Authority ⓘ Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
surface form:
US Federal Trade Commission
|
| seller |
SoftBank Group
ⓘ
surface form:
SoftBank Group Corp.
|
| sellerCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| softBankAcquisitionContext | SoftBank had acquired Arm in 2016 ⓘ |
| status | terminated ⓘ |
| subsequentPlanBySeller |
Arm Ltd.
ⓘ
surface form:
pursue initial public offering of Arm Ltd.
|
| targetCompany | Arm Ltd. ⓘ |
| targetCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| technologyRelevance |
data center processors
ⓘ
embedded and IoT devices ⓘ smartphone processors ⓘ |
| terminationDate | 2022-02-08 ⓘ |
| timeBetweenAnnouncementAndTermination | approximately 17 months ⓘ |
| wouldHaveBeenLargest | semiconductor industry acquisition at time of announcement ⓘ |
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