Progress

Current status
concluded
08 Feb 2022 concluded
20 Aug 2021 under deliberation
17 May 2021 processing consultation
14 May 2021 processing consultation
19 Apr 2021 in consultation
27 Jan 2021 processing consultation
06 Jan 2021 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

08 Feb 2022
concluded

CMA closes inquiry into NVIDIA/Arm merger in consequence of acquisition termination

On 8 February 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that is closing its investigation into NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm Ltd. This followed the announcement by Nvidia on 7 February 2022 regarding the termination of the tr…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
20 Aug 2021
under deliberation

Release of report regarding competition concerns of NVIDIA/Arm merger by the CMA

On 20 August 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a summary of its report regarding the importance of an in-depth (phase 2) investigation of NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm Ltd that it sent to the Secretary of State for Dig…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type opinion
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
17 May 2021
processing consultation

Consultation closed on the effects of the planned NVIDIA/Arm merger on national security

On 17 May 2021, the consultation period on the effects of NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm Ltd. on competition in the UK ended. The consultation was opened on 19 April 2021, when the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
14 May 2021
processing consultation

Consultation closed on the effects of the planned NVIDIA/Arm merger on national security

On 14 May 2021, the consultation period on the effects of NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm Ltd. on national security ended. The consultation was opened on 19 April 2021, when the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a p…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
19 Apr 2021
in consultation

Issuance of public interest intervention notice by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport includes two consultation periods

On 19 April 2021, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a public interest intervention notice (PIIN). The consequence of this intervention is, that now the Secretary of State will interpret the effects of the planned me…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
27 Jan 2021
processing consultation

Consultation regarding the competitive effects of the planned NVIDIA/Arm merger closed

On 27 January 2021, the consultation period that was part of the merger inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the planned merger between NVIDIA and Arm was closed. It opened on 6 January 2021, when the CMA launched an inve…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
06 Jan 2021
in consultation

Launch of NVIDIA/Arm merger inquiry by the CMA

On 6 January 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm Ltd. for $40 billion, which was announced by the companies on 13 September 2020. Both companies design computer chips a…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority