$75bn takeover of chip designer Arm by rival Nvidia in jeopardy
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#5SMGS)
US regulators move to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history'
The $75bn takeover of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm by its rival Nvidia is in jeopardy after US regulators followed the UK and Europe in moving to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history".
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to stop the takeover of Arm, which has ballooned in value from $40bn to $75bn since the offer was made last September due to a stock market surge in the chip sector, as seemingly almost insurmountable opposition now mounts after regulator action in Europe and the UK.
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