European Union: Terminated Nvidia/Arm merger and announced public offering of Arm
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Terminated Nvidia/Arm merger and announced public offering of Arm
On 7 February 2022, Nvidia and SoftBank Group Corp. announced the termination of the planned acquisition of Arm Limited (owned by SoftBank) by Nvidia. The parties declared to have dropped the agreement because of the significant challenges posed by multiple regulators. Moreover, SoftBank also announced that it will prepare a public offering of Arm during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
merging party
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Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
semiconductors
Category
Firm-specific
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Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
semiconductors
Category
Firm-specific
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
semiconductors: creation: production
Regulatory tool
Merger approval requirement
Sanctions
Regulated subjects
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