Following the news that Nvidia will walk away from its proposed acquisition of Arm:

Dr Lil Read, an Analyst in the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view:

“Nvidia has made the right decision to walk away from Arm. The deal didn’t have a leg to stand on in the face of regulatory scrutiny from all corners of the globe.

“Softbank now needs to think of Arm’s future. An initial public offering (IPO) looks likely – the UK government would surely like to see the home-grown chip designer float in London, and potential IPO reforms could create the perfect environment for this. Otherwise, Arm may be ripe for a takeover by a private equity consortium backed by chip-friendly giants such as Apple, Qualcomm, and TSMC – Arm’s largest customers.”