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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated) Context triple: [NVIDIA Corporation, hasSubsidiary, Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated)]
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A.
Thomson SA
Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
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B.
Peel Group
Peel Group is a major British infrastructure, transport, and real estate investment company known for owning and developing assets such as ports, airports, and large-scale property projects across the UK.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British engineering company renowned for producing luxury automobiles and pioneering aero engines that became crucial to Allied air power in the World Wars.
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D.
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a major British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company that designs and manufactures advanced military aircraft, naval vessels, and other defense technologies.
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E.
Airbus
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Thomson SA
Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
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B.
Peel Group
Peel Group is a major British infrastructure, transport, and real estate investment company known for owning and developing assets such as ports, airports, and large-scale property projects across the UK.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British engineering company renowned for producing luxury automobiles and pioneering aero engines that became crucial to Allied air power in the World Wars.
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D.
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a major British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company that designs and manufactures advanced military aircraft, naval vessels, and other defense technologies.
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E.
Airbus
Airbus is a major European aerospace corporation known for designing and manufacturing commercial airliners such as the A320, A330, and A380 families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | failed acquisition attempt ⓘ |
| acquirer | NVIDIA Corporation ⓘ |
| acquirerCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| announcedBy |
NVIDIA Corporation
ⓘ
SoftBank Group ⓘ
surface form:
SoftBank Group Corp.
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| 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
ⓘ
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.
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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