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>In announcing the agreement, the two companies, citing a need to get the green light from regulators in many countries, including the U.K., China, the European

>In announcing the agreement, the two companies, citing a need to get the green light from regulators in many countries, including the U.K., China, the European Union and the U.S., It's hard to believe U.S. authorities weren't consulted by Nvidia before taking credible action towards this deal, I doubt whether there will be even real hurdles from the Govt. for Nvidia as ARM is a strategic asset. For the same reason, I don't see hurdles from U.K., EU to last long either. But there's a new administration now and if anti-trust did take it up due to pressure from Apple, Qualcomm and likes then there will be real test between free-market regulations vs national interest.

nabla9 6y ago
The deal is not finished. It has explicit condition covering disapproval. Nvidia buys ARM only if the deal gets regulatory approvals approvals. If not, the deal is off. >The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals for the U.K., China, the European Union and the United States. Completion of the transaction is expected to take place in approximately 18 months. https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for-40-billion-creating-worlds-premier-computing-company-for-the-age-of-ai https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for...
klelatti 6y ago
If Nvidia saw the opportunity to buy Arm they would make an offer and then try to get through antitrust regulators - and regulators very unlikely to give a green light in advance of a deal being announced. The UK regulator has already set out very credible reasons why the deal might be objectionable in advance of doing their investigation - and those same reasons apply in the US and EU too - so every reason why https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-nvidia-s-takeover-of-arm https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-nvidia...

nabla9 6y ago

The deal is not finished. It has explicit condition covering disapproval. Nvidia buys ARM only if the deal gets regulatory approvals approvals. If not, the deal is off. >The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals for the U.K., China, the European Union and the United States. Completion of the transaction is expected to take place in approximately 18 months. https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for-40-billion-creating-worlds-premier-computing-company-for-the-age-of-ai https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for...

klelatti 6y ago

If Nvidia saw the opportunity to buy Arm they would make an offer and then try to get through antitrust regulators - and regulators very unlikely to give a green light in advance of a deal being announced. The UK regulator has already set out very credible reasons why the deal might be objectionable in advance of doing their investigation - and those same reasons apply in the US and EU too - so every reason why https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-nvidia-s-takeover-of-arm https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-nvidia...