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European Antitrust Review of Nvidia’s Arm Takeover Expected in Early September

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Josh Sisco
· · Source: Financial Times

Nvidia and Arm are expected to formally seek approval from European antitrust regulators of their $54 billion tie-up early in September, according to a report Friday in the Financial Times. The deal, which has faced widespread opposition from the semiconductor industry, is also under lengthy reviews in the U.S., China, and the UK. The Information first reported in June that the European...

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