Bain sought $10 billion valuation for Japan's Kioxia, investors only wanted to pay halfThe valuation gap complicates the buyout firm's effort to exit its six-year-old investment in Kioxia. It reflects concerns investors have o...
12 Oct, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Intel doesn’t need a takeover, it needs a turnaroundAside from the simple question of how Qualcomm would actually pay for it, there are other huge hurdles, particularly concerning regulatory ...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
South Korean AI chip makers Rebellions and Sapeon agree to mergeRebellions received a $15 million investment from Wa'ed Ventures, a venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, in July. Rebellions said this brou...
18 Aug, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Chipmaker Broadcom expects $69 billion VMware deal to close before November deadlineChina's State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) has not signed off on the deal and is likely to delay its decision, it was reporte...
30 Oct, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Memory chipmaker Western Digital to split into two companiesThe company launched a review of alternatives last year after activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a stake of nearly $1 billion i...
30 Oct, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
Beijing weighs delaying approval of $69 billion Broadcom-VMware deal: reportChina's State Administration of Market Regulation has not signed off on the deal and is likely to delay approving the transaction after US ...
19 Oct, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Britain clears $61 billion Broadcom-VMware mergerThe Competition and Markets Authority last month gave its provisional approval to the deal announced in May 2022, and said on Monday that "...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Intel scraps $5.4 billion Tower deal after China review delayIntel, which had decided to buy Tower last year, will pay a termination fee of $353 million to the latter, the company said in a statement.
16 Aug, 2023, 09.27 PM IST
EU clears US chipmaker Broadcom's $61 billion VMware takeoverThe massive deal raised fears that it would stifle competition following its announcement in May 2022, prompting probes by antitrust watchd...
12 Jul, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Japan's JIC sees M&A options in chipmaking niches after $6.4 billion JSR buyoutState-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) sees potential for more mergers and acquisitions in high-end corners of the chipmaking industry fo...
27 Jun, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
A distance before cashing in our chipsThe US memory chip-maker was in the process of diversifying production out of China before the regulators in Beijing labelled its products ...
21 Jun, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Kioxia, Western Digital speed up merger talks as memory chip demand slumps: reportJapan's Kioxia and US chipmaker Western Digital have been hit hard by plunging market demand and oversupply. Combining their flash memory b...
15 May, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
Broadcom CEO seeks to convince EU on $61 billion VMware dealTan, flanked by his executives and lawyers, arrived early Friday morning in Brussels for a closed hearing on one of the biggest tie-ups in ...
05 May, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
India seeks wider authority over global M&A with antitrust lawIndia’s current antitrust rules allow the regulator to examine deals based on asset size and turnover of the cos involved, but the amended ...
04 Aug, 2022, 10.52 PM IST
Nvidia preparing to walk away from Arm acquisitionThe US chipmaker has told partners that it does not expect the deal to close, the report said, adding that SoftBank is stepping up preparat...
26 Jan, 2022, 11.08 AM IST
Donald Trump blocks Broadcom's $117 bn bid to buy QualcommAs such, Broadcom and Qualcomm "shall immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover", ordered the US President.
13 Mar, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
- Abu Dhabi to buy Chartered; Hynix stake up for grabs
Abu Dhabi's state-owned ATIC offered to buy Chartered Semiconductor for $1.8 billion, while major shareholders in Hynix began the sale of a...
07 Sep, 2009, 07.09 PM IST