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Britain intervenes in Nvidia’s $40 billion Arm takeover Deal

Etha Ugoh April 19, 2021 14 5


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The U.K. has opened a formal investigation into Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeover of chip designer Arm on national security grounds.

On Monday, Britain’s Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN).

According to him, It’s not clear what the national security grounds are but the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport but “considered advice received from officials across the investment security community.”

Dowden said he has written to the U.K. competition watchdog and asked them to start a “phase one” investigation into the transaction, which was announced in September.

The Competition and Markets Authority has been instructed to compile a comprehensive report for Dowden on the competition and national security aspects of the deal before July 30 with this, Dowden could then approve the deal, permit it on certain conditions, or ask for a more detailed inquiry.

“Following careful consideration of the proposed takeover of Arm, I have today issued an intervention notice on national security grounds,” Dowden said in a statement.

He added that “We want to support our thriving U.K. tech industry and welcome foreign investment, but it is appropriate that we properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this”.

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