Softbank acquired ARM for 32 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, but informed sources stated that the company now hopes to optimize investment and obtain some cash.
Informed sources said that Goldman Sachs will provide advice for potential deals and trading plans have been shown to some large institutional investors in the past month.
Informed sources said that the purpose of this exploratory measure is to understand whether this debt financing is feasible, and the current feedback is more positive.
Softbank may initiate the loan in the form of an ordinary syndicate in March this year. However, it is unclear whether Softbank and other shareholders will decide to continue the deal.
'From a financing perspective, the deal is feasible. Adding leverage to ARM is a speculative transaction, and Softbank and shareholders are currently considering whether to advance, and the timing and scale of the transaction.' Informed sources said.