Nvidia preparing to abandon acquisition of Arm – Bloomberg News

The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. . REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo/File Photo

Jan 25 (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is preparing to abandon its purchase of Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) after offering about $40 billion for the British company in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Nvidia has told partners that it does not expect the deal to close, while SoftBank is stepping up preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) of Arm, the report said.

“This transaction provides an opportunity to accelerate Arm and boost competition and innovation,” an Nvidia spokesperson said. Arm and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The deal has faced several regulatory roadblocks, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission suing to block the takeover in December. read more

British regulators have also said they would launch an in-depth probe of the deal, and the acquisition is also under scrutiny in the European Union.

Arm’s CEO said in July that the company had contemplated an IPO but it would hurt its ability to expand and invest. read more

Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru and Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm; Editing by Aditya Soni

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