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SoftBank Acquires Ampere Computing

On March 20, 2025, SoftBank acquired semiconductors company Ampere Computing from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SoftBank’s 3rd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is SoftBank’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SoftBank’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-03-20
Target Ampere Computing
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) SoftBank
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ampere Computing

Santa Clara, California, United States
Ampere Computing is a semiconductor company that built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing. Ampere Computing was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SoftBank

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Diversified
Employees80,909
Revenue 6.57T JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

SoftBank is a diversified telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. SoftBank was founded in 1981 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 27
Sector (Semiconductors) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 15
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-05 Cubic Telecom

Dublin, Ireland

Cubic Telecom is a global provider of software-defined connected vehicle1 solutions to automotive, transportation, and agriculture original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Cubic Telecom is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 483 of 483
Sector (Semiconductors) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 200 of 200
State (California) 37 of 37
Country (United States) 260 of 260
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-21 bluebird bio

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

bluebird bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe genetic and orphan diseases using gene therapy. bluebird bio was founded in 1992 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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