# UK and EU to probe Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of Arm Ltd

The United Kingdom and the European Union announced investigations into Nvidia Corporation's proposed $40 billion purchase of British chip manufacturer Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group, to assess competition concerns.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2021-02-05
- Where: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Value: $40.0B
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductor chips, graphics processing units
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NVIDIA](https://endata.com/companies/11954.md) (acquirer)
- [Arm](https://endata.com/companies/15433.md) (target)
- [SoftBank Group](https://endata.com/companies/15862.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chinadaily.com.cn](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202102/05/WS601ca303a31024ad0baa76f6.html), 2021-02-05: "The United Kingdom and the European Union have both said they will launch investigations into Nvidia Corporation's proposed $40-billion purchase of the British chip manufacturer Arm Ltd."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.