Alphawave agrees to £1.8bn takeover by US giant Qualcomm

  • Alphawave IP Group PLC (LSE:AWE), one of London's few listed microchip companies, has agreed to a US$2.4 billion (£1.8bn) recommended acquisition by US giant Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM, ETR:QCI). In a separate statement, Alphawave confirmed it had completed the sale of its entire interest in WiseWave, a joint venture with a group of Chinese investors, at the end of last week.