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by Bob Raikes
Semiconductor maker Dialog, of the UK, is to buy Atmel, which, among other things, makes touch controllers and is well positioned in the IoT, according to specialist analysts. The deal is expected to close …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Industry| Vol 22 - Issue 38
by Bob Raikes
Altice has acquired Cablevision Systems Corporation, for $17.7 billion, a deal that creates the fourth-largest cable operator in the USA. Cablevision serves the US metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), with a …
Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38
by Tom Allen
Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU) has been approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). With the clearance from CFIUS and the Department of Justice (US …
Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 37
by Tom Allen
The Chinese-language Liberty Times claimed that Mediatek was aiming to acquire Parade Technologies, earlier this month. Mediatek has now dismissed the article in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 37
by Tom Allen
Despite Sky Deutschland initially recommending that its shareholders reject the deal, the company has now been fully acquired by BSkyB (‘Sky’) (EU Approves BSkyB Deal). Sky completed its buyout of Sky Deutschland’s remaining shares …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 37
by Helen Vince
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to acquire Envivio, in a deal valued at $125 million. Ericsson said that the acquisition will strengthen its video compression position, combining its broadcast and contribution expertise with …
Tags:Ericsson| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 36
by Helen Vince
Mediatek has signed a letter of intent with Richtek Technology and plans to launch a tender offer for 35-51% of Richtek’s outstanding shares, valued at $310-$450 million. Having completed the tender offer, Mediatek plans …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 36
by Helen Vince
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reached an agreement to acquire Elemental Technologies, a US-based supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to AWS, …
Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 36
by Helen Vince
Reuters reports that Stan Shih, founder of Acer has said that he would welcome a takeover bid for the company, which has seen its stock price fall by almost 50% since April, though any …
Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35
by Helen Vince
Litemax Electronics, a Taiwanese LCD module manufacturer, is to acquire Wynmax, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of industrial computing devices, for NT$320 million ($9.8 million). Litemax will fund the acquisition through a three year unsecured convertible …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34
by Helen Vince
Qualcomm has finally completed its acquisition of CSR, a fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything and automotive segments. The company announced its offer for CSR in November …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 33
by Helen Vince
China’s Leyard Optoelectronic and Planar Systems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, which will see Leyard acquire all of Planar’s common stock, in a deal which values Planar at around $156.8 million. Planar’s …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Mergers & Acquisitions| Planar| Vol 22 - Issue 32
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