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- SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) aims for an initial public offering for Arm Ltd. Nvidia Corp's (NASDAQ:NVDA) just abandoned the proposed acquisition of the chip designer amid fierce opposition from regulators and customers.
- SoftBank will keep a $1.25 billion breakup fee with the deal's termination.
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- SoftBank looks for an IPO in the fiscal year ending in March 2023.
- Arm CEO Simon Segars resigned, and President Rene Haas will take over Bloomberg reports.
- Nvidia had announced the proposed acquisition of Arm in September 2020, aiming to take control of chip technology from phones to factory equipment.
- However, the $40 billion deal faced opposition from the start. Arm's customers scorned the idea, and regulators vowed to give it scrutiny.
- Price Action: SFTBY shares traded higher by 3.24% at $23.23 in the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.