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Case Study Task:
Arm Holdings Plc is a British semiconductor and software design company with its global headquarters in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Realized in 170+ billion silicon chips, ARM is a major presence in mobile processing, with its processor and graphics technology used by Samsung, Apple and Huawei in their in-house microchips.
In September 2016, SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate, acquired ARM Holdings for approximately £24 billion ($31 billion), the biggest ever purchase of a European technology company, leading Arm delisted from the London Stock Exchange. Four years later, SoftBank sold ARM Holdings to the American graphics chip specialist Nvidia at the deal values of £31.2 billion ($40 billion).
Suppose you were a newly appointed chief financial manager at SoftBank Group Corp, you are asked to evaluate its financial strategy and the acquisition of Arm Holdings Plc four years ago and its recent announcement of sale of Arm Holdings to Nvidia.
In your report to the board of director, you are to provide detailed analyses in the following areas:
1.Critical analysis of the financial strategy of SoftBank Group Corp
2.Evaluation of the deal performance of Arm in 2016 and its recent sale of Arm on SoftBank in 2020
3.The impact of these takeovers on the firm performance
4.Identify issues and challenges in cross-border investments
5.Make recommendation to set up future financial strategy
6.Other important areas as you identify
The number of sources should vary from recent journals, articles, term paper, and profound database for financial data, financial times source, relevant sources is not specific. Tables are allowed but not to increase word count.
The actual word count excludes tables, charts, graphs, formulas, appendices and reference list. In sum, the word count refers only to the narratives from introduction to conclusion. Table can be used to present numbers and some brief points. Any misuse of tables with aims to avoid word limit will be subject to penalty
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