# SoftBank Group to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5B

SoftBank Group Corp. will acquire Ampere Computing, a silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion. Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-11-15
- Where: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Value: $6.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductors, high-performance computing processors, Arm processors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Carlyle Group](https://endata.com/companies/458.md) (investor)
- [SoftBank Group](https://endata.com/companies/15862.md) (acquirer)
- [Oracle](https://endata.com/companies/16001.md) (investor)
- [Ampere Computing](https://endata.com/companies/81040.md) (target)

## Sources

- [amperecomputing.com](https://amperecomputing.com/press/softbank-group-to-acquire-ampere-computing), 2024-11-15: "SoftBank Group Corp. today announced that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a leading independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion."

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