LONDON: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp's planned purchase of chip designer ARM Holdings for 24.3 billion pounds ($32 billion) shows that Britain remains attractive for investment after the Brexit vote, finance minister Philip Hammond said.
"Just three weeks after the referendum decision, it shows that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors," Chancellor of the Exchequer Hammond said in a statement.
"Britain is open for business - and open to foreign investment. Softbank's decision confirms that Britain remains one of the most attractive destinations globally for investors to create jobs and wealth," Hammond said.
Arm, Britain's preeminent technology company, said the two boards had reached agreement on the terms of the deal, with SoftBank paying 1,700 pence in cash for each ARM share, representing a premium of around 43 percent.
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