SoftBank's Son planning "largest IPO in semiconductor history" for Arm

SoftBank's Son planning "largest IPO in semiconductor history" for Arm

Softbank Corp CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a news conference in Tokyo February 12, 2014. SoftBank Corp, which runs Japan's third-largest mobile carrier by subscriber numbers, reported a dip in third-quarter net profit after a string of acquisitions incurred steep integration costs. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on Tuesday said he plans to take the UK semiconductor design company Arm public in what would be “the largest IPO in semiconductor history”, after a deal to sell it to US chipmaker Nvidia was scrapped on regulatory pushback.

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