Mergers & Acquisitions – Page 23

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 …

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, …

Arris Warns of 10% Cuts

by Tom Allen

Arris has made ‘substantial progress’ in the integration of UK STB company Pace (Arris to Acquire Pace for $2.1 Billion). The company closed the deal in January, following a declaration of full year 2015 …

HNA Group to Acquire Ingram Micro

by Tom Allen

Distributor Ingram Micro is to be acquired by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, in a deal worth about $6 billion. Ingram, based in Irvine, CA, distributes PCs and other technology products, including TVs, monitors, game …

Liberty and Vodafone (Finally) Go Ahead

by Tom Allen

After some on/off speculation (Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition and Liberty/Vodafone Deal Off the Table), Liberty Global and Vodafone have agreed to merge their operations in the Netherlands. The merger will create a joint …

InFocus Makes Dual Acquisitions

by Tom Allen

InFocus has announced two acquisitions in two days. First, the company bought Avistar: a provider of video conferencing softwware. Second, InFocus acquired Vidco, a provider of multimedia room and building systems. Avistar’s technology is …

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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 …

Foxconn Closes in on Sharp Deal

by Tom Allen

According to Reuters, Sharp has accepted Foxconn’s takeover bid, and the companies are aiming to finalise a deal by the end of the month. Foxconn is said to have been granted preferred negotiating rights. …

Sainsbury’s Agrees Home Retail (Argos) Deal

by Tom Allen

J Sainsbury, the UK supermarket chain, has agreed a deal to buy Home Retail Group (HRG), owner of catalogue retailer, Argos, in a deal valued at £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion). Sainsbury’s will pay £1.1 …

Gou ‘Confident’ About Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

After talking directly to Sharp’s financiers (Gou Goes Direct to Sharp Lenders), Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that he is confident of his firm’s offer being accepted in a takeover bid. It is …

Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

by Tom Allen

Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was …

Gou Goes Direct to Sharp Lenders

by Tom Allen

‘A person familiar with the talks’ has told the Taipei Times that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou is taking his case for the acquisition of Sharp (Foxconn Ups Sharp Offer) directly to major lenders to …