Softbank approaches the deal to acquire the chips designer ampere

(Bloomberg) – People familiar with the matter said.

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The Japanese company is discussing a deal that can be estimated at 6.5 billion dollars, including debt, according to the people. They said that a deal could be announced in the coming weeks.

Bloomberg News reported last month that Softbank and Chip Designer Arm Holdings PLC, which is owned by the majority by Softbank, has expressed interest in the APERE seizure.

People said that while the talks are in an advanced stage, they can be delayed or stumbled, they ask not to know the discussion of secret information. Amplines, arm and Softbank refused to comment.

Ampre deal, whose first supporters also include Carlyle Group Inc. , It will add to a wave of chip companies that look forward to taking advantage of the breakfast boom in artificial intelligence. Oracle said last year that she has 29 % of a mA and can exercise future investment options that will give her the company control.

Bloomberg News stated that amp, which makes processors for data center machines using ARM technology, has reached more than $ 8 billion in investing a minority proposed by SoftBank in Japan in 2021. But the chips market has grown more competitive since then, with many rushing Large technology companies to develop the same types of products made by ampere.

On Wednesday, ARM provided cautious revenue expectations, which slow down in the slowdown in the computing of artificial intelligence. The company expects revenues of $ 1.18 billion to $ 1.28 billion in the fourth financial quarter, which will continue until March.

Outlook tracks disappointing forecasts from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Earlier this week, raising fears that the prosperous market for artificial intelligence devices is now on a more fragile floor. The Chinese company Deepseek, which unveiled the artificial intelligence model that was produced in an inexpensive manner last month, raised the ghost that technology providers will not generate many revenues as expected.

(Updates with ARM revenue forecast in the seventh paragraph.)

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