DATE OF MERGER 18 / 07 / 2016
VALUE USD $ 31.4bn
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Softbank & ARM Holdings
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For a value of US $ 31.4bn , Softbank acquired – in cash – semiconductor and software design company ARM Holdings in July 2016 . As part of its acquisition , SoftBank intended to keep ARM Holdings as an independent business , investing in the company , supporting its management team , and accelerating its strategy , to fully realise its potential . “ We have long admired ARM as a world-renowned and highly respected technology company that is by some distance the market leader in its field . ARM will be an excellent strategic fit within the SoftBank group as we invest to capture the very significant opportunities provided by the ‘ Internet of Things ’,” commented Masayoshi Son , Chairman and CEO of SoftBank . businesschief . asia