SoftBank’s Arm aims for $8 bln U.S. IPO – sources
By Reuters
08 March 2023 |
5:25 am
Arm, the British chip designer owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, is likely to aim to raise at least $8 billion from what is expected to be a blockbuster U.S. stock market launch this year, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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