BofA Hails Nvidia’s Dumping of Arm Takeover

BofA Hails Nvidia’s Dumping of Arm Takeover
An Nvidia logo is shown on a screen during a keynote address by Nvidia Founder, President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at CES 2017 at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 4, 2017. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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NVIDIA Corp’s reported plan of not proceeding with the acquisition of semiconductor licensing company Arm, a move that would be a “net positive” for the chip company, Bank of America said.

Vivek Arya, who reiterated a Buy on the stock, said that the scenario would benefit Nvidia, given that the deal faces “considerable regulatory pushbacks” worldwide, including in the U.S., U.K., and China.