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Foxconn Signs Sharp Deal At Last

by Tom Allen

Foxconn and Sharp have agreed a deal, which will see the Taiwanese firm acquire 66% of the Japanese company. The deal has been valued at ¥389 billion ($3.5 billion) – ¥100 billion ($889 million) …

Foxconn-Sharp Deal Falls by $2 Billion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn is trying to reduce its offer to Sharp by 10% – 20%, we heard last week (Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value), and sources have now named a figure. The Taiwanese company wants …

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Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value

by Tom Allen

Concerns about potential liabilities (Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition) have led to Foxconn seeking to reduce the amount it will pay for Sharp in an acquisition. The news comes from Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun which also …

Sharp Deal Unlikely in March

by Tom Allen

The Taipei Times says that Foxconn and Sharp are (again) delaying finalisation of the takeover (Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid), as Foxconn looks into Sharp’s financial performance in the current quarter. Sources say that Foxconn …

Foxconn is Flat

by Tom Allen

Foxconn Electronics reported a 16.9% MoM fall in February revenues, but a 0.2% climb YoY. Consolidated revenues were NT$280.6 billion ($8.5 billion). Year-to-date revenues were NT$618.3 billion ($18.8 billion), down 8.6% YoY. The firm …

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Sharp Due Diligence “Mostly Done”

by Tom Allen

Reuters says that Sharp and Foxconn are now moving forwards with the acquisition deal (Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid), which was delayed last week due to clarifications required on Sharp liabilities (Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition). …

Foxconn Linked to New China Tech Park

by Tom Allen

A local government website in China has revealed plans by Foxconn to invest ‘billions of yuan’ in a new technology-focused industrial park in Nanning, Guangxi Province, says Reuters. Construction on the planned park will …

Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition

by Tom Allen

Foxconn and Sharp have denied setting a date to sign the formal acquisition agreement (Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid). Nihon Keizai Shimbu, a Japanese news outlet, quoted sources who said that the two sides will …

More Thoughts on Sharp and Foxconn

by Bob Raikes

Well, is the Sharp deal on or off? That was the question that I was pondering last night as I returned from MWC and the Electronic Display/Embedded World event in Nuremberg. As I write, …

Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid

by Tom Allen

For several months (beginning in September: see Rumour: Foxconn Takes Stake in Sharp Display Unit), Foxconn has been linked to a takeover of Sharp – either specific business units or the whole company. Finally, …

Foxconn Falls in January

by Tom Allen

Foxconn’s consolidated revenues for January fell 17.6% MoM and 14.8% YoY, to NT$337.6 billion ($10.2 billion). The company blamed the decrease on lower shipments of consumer electronics, PCs and communication devices.

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Thoughts About Sharp from ISE

by Bob Raikes

This week we have a combined issue of Large and Mobile Display Monitor as nearly all the European team has been on the show floor at ISE in Amsterdam and I’m writing this in …