Since then, there have been many rumors pointing to a possible acquisition of the company. The first pointed to Qualcomm as a possible buyer, an operation that would not come to fruition since American antitrust laws would prevent it.
There were also rumors of possible interest from Arm Holdings to make one of the divisions of the company and it didn’t come to anything either.
The latest rumor that has begun to circulate about the possible acquisition is the most curious of all, since it has caused a rise in the stock price up to 9.5%, but absolutely nothing is known about who the potential buyer may be.
Intel for sale?
Although it is true that Intel has not hung up the sign of for saleit seems that a possible sale is the only exit route that the company currently has, especially after the early retirement at the end of 2024 of its top manager in recent years, Pat Gelsinger.
Intel is doing everything possible to continue being a reference in the industry of semiconductorswhere it seems to be falling behind, losing competitiveness and where amd It is quickly taking over ground.
The latest proof of Intel’s decline against AMD is found in the new generation of processors from both Intel (Core Ultra) as from AMD (9000 Series), where the blue team has fallen far behind the team led by Lisa Su.
Rumors about a possible acquisition of Intel come from the founder of the SemmiAccurate website, Charlie Demerjian, who claims to have received an email describing the intentions to buy the company, although he does not reveal who the interested party is.
This company, he claims, has the necessary resources to carry out the operation and, initially, would not face any competition problems.
According to Demerjian, the first email related to the intentions of Intel purchase He received it two months ago, an email to which he gave credibility, although he did not make any statement about it. A few days ago, you received a new email from another source which seems to confirm that the possible purchase of Intel is already underway.
As we have mentioned, this rumor has had an impact on the price of Intel shares, rising 9.5% and reflects the optimism, or the desire (depending on how you look at it) of investors for Intel to get out of the hole that it has dug itself. and from which it is difficult to get out.
In addition to the interest of Qualcomm and Arm Holding, there had previously been speculation about the possibility that Elon Musk would acquire it or even reach an agreement with AMD. In the coming weeks or months, we will have more news about this soap opera.
