Japan’s Softbank has agreed to buy UK chip designer ARM Holdings for some £24bn (US$31.7bn). Under the cash purchase agreement, Softbank will acquire 1.412 billion shares in ARM for £17 each and it will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese telco. The price per share represents a premium of 43% on ARM’s Friday closing price of £17.89. Japan’s Softbank (TYO:9984) has agreed to buy […]