Mergers & Acquisitions – Page 13

Viaccess-Orca Acquires Squadeo

by Milos Pavlovic

Viaccess-Orca, a global leader in the protection and enhancement of content services, announced today that it has acquired Squadeo, a global provider of secure cross-platform OTT premium video solutions for the TV industry. The …

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Pixelworks to Acquire ViXS Systems

by Bob Raikes

Pixelworks is to acquire Vixs in a deal that values the company at $20.2 million, a premium of nearly 50% to the stock price at the time of the announcement. The deal is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Pixelworks| ViXS| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Sharp Buys eLux

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn will acquire US-based MicroLED company, eLux, for around $28 million through shareholdings by Sharp (31.82%), Cybernet (45.45%), Innolux (13.64%) and AOT (9.09%) – all of which are owned by Foxconn. The company was …

TDK Completes Acquisition of InvenSense

by Bob Raikes

TDK has complete its acquisition of the InvenSense business (TDK Agrees to Buy InvenSense) for around $1.3 billion to boost its business in sensors. TDK’s President and CEO, Mr. Shigenao Ishiguro, said “We are …

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Midwich Acquires Earpro

by Alan Spencer

Midwich has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Earpro, a value-added distributor of audio, video and lighting solutions in Spain and Portugal that distributes audio vendors including Shure and …

ViXS Sells MoCA Business to MaxLinear

by Alan Spencer

ViXS Systems has announced that it has sold its Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) business to MaxLinear for $5 million. This will allow ViXS to focus on its core video business built around delivering …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Patents| ViXS| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Fujitsu & Lenovo Close to Deal on PCs

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu and Lenovo are reported to be continuing with discussions about a combination of their PC businesses, but have slowed down the process, although some believe it may still happen in April. At one …

Toshiba Position Goes From Bad to Worse

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba has released accounts that were not signed off by its auditors, an unprecedented move for a major Japanese company, because the auditor was concerned about the potential liabilities in the US Westinghouse nuclear …

LeEco Abandons Acquisition of Vizio

by Alan Spencer

LeEco, from China, has abandoned its $2 billion acquisition of US company, with Vizio blaming Chinese policy as the reason. A spokesman from LeEco, with businesses that stretch from smartphones to electric vehicles, has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 24 - Issue 14

E Ink, Sony Semiconductor to Set Up J/V

by Bob Raikes

E Ink and Sony Semiconductor Solutions are to set up a joint venture to develop new e-paper products and display systems. Each company will have 35% of the company, with VC firms holding the …

Fox Acquisition of Sky Cleared by EU

by Alan Spencer

The green light has been given by the EU Competition Authorities for the full acquisition of Sky plc by 21st Century Fox. 21st Century Fox already owns 39.1% of Sky. The acquisition, which was …

CE Firms Look into Automotive

by Bob Raikes

While Panasonic has decided to boost its share in Ficosa, a Spanish automotive company, from 49% to 69% to take control and operate the company as a subsidiary, Samsung Electronics, having already bought Harman, …

Tags:Automotive| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 14