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£24bn takeover of ARM Holdings

Cambridge-based ARM Holdings, one of the UK's biggest technology companies, is set to be bought by a Japanese firm.

ARM, the most valuable tech company listed in London, is subject to a £24bn bid from SoftBank Group Corp.

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Cambridge MP cautious over ARM Holdings takeover

Daniel Zeichner MP, Cambridge, Labour Credit: ITV News Anglia

A technology company based in Cambridge is being bought by a Japanese firm for more than 23 billion pounds.

ARM Holdings, which makes chips for smartphone brands including Apple and Samsung, employs around 1,200 people in the city.

Its new owners, the Japanese internet giant SoftBank has said it will double the number of UK staff.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, welcomed the sale calling it a "vote of confidence" in Britain.

However, the MP of Cambridge Daniel Zeichner isn't convinced.

ARM Holdings Credit: ITV News Anglia

"Well of course the promises are great, but how are those promises going to be guaranteed? Do we know what will happen in 6 months or a year? Do we know much about SoftBank? And they seem to be making some pretty big deals across the world. This is a Cambridge success story upon which the future of the United Kingdom is probably depends because this is what we're good at."

– Daniel Zeichner MP, Cambridge, Labour

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