NewsPrivate Equity26/11/2025
SoftBank completes Ampere acquisition
Carlyle Group →SoftBank announced that its subsidiary Silver Bands 6 (US) Corp. completed the purchase of all Ampere Computing equity on 25 November 2025 U.S. time. Ampere became wholly owned by SoftBank. The March agreement had stated a USD 6.5 billion whole-company price and included Carlyle and Oracle as sellers. Carlyle’s individual proceeds were not disclosed.