Nvidia-Arm deal is probably dead, report says

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Nvidia may be walking away from its acquisition of Arm Ltd., the British chip designer, according to a report from Bloomberg.

The blockbuster deal faced global scrutiny, and Nvidia apparently feels that it hasn’t made sufficient progress in convincing regulators that the acquisition won’t harm competition or national security. “Nvidia has told partners that it doesn’t expect the transaction to close, according to one person who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private, ” Bloomberg reported .

In a further sign that will the deal is likely in order to be abandoned, SoftBank is also working to take Arm public, according to the report.