One of Britain’s biggest technology companies is investigating suspicious payments to senior executives at its Chinese joint venture , presenting a potential complication to its $40bn (£30bn) takeover by a US rival.

Cambridge-based microchip maker Arm said that “allegations related to the appropriateness of payments” had been made against senior management at Arm China, which it co-owns with a Chinese investment firm.

Arm investigates suspicious payments at Chinese joint venture comes via ChinaTechNews.com.