FTC investigating SoftBank's $6.5 billion acquisition of Ampere Computing, seeking more information

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-07-01 21:09:00

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating SoftBank’s $6.5 billion acquisition of Ampere Computing, seeking more information which may lead to a lengthy review process. SoftBank’s purchase of the startup in March is part of its push into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The reasoning for the FTC request was not disclosed. SoftBank, Ampere, and the FTC have yet to comment. SoftBank is actively investing in U.S. tech, leading the financing for the $500 billion Stargate data center project and committing $32 billion to OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.



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