SoftBank-Owned Arm Ltd Looks To Prune ~1K Jobs As It Prepares For IPO

SoftBank Group CorpSFTBY SFTBF-owned Arm Ltd looks to slash 15% of its workforce as it prepares for its initial public offering, Bloomberg reports.
Arm aims to trim 12% - 15% of U.K. staff to control spending and focus on fewer projects.
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The British semiconductor designer could prune up to 1,000 jobs. However, most of the layoffs will not affect engineers.
Rene Haas became Arm's CEO in 2021 as its proposed deal with NVIDIA Corp NVDA fell flat following global regulatory opposition.
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