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by Helen Vince
Aixtron SE has acquired Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, a company which specialises in OLED encapsulation, for approximately $16 million in cash. PlasmaSi’s technology is designed and targeted at display products including mobile phones, hand-held devices, …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Helen Vince
Midwich in the UK has acquired 100% of PSCo Group for an undisclosed sum. PSCo is a trade-only rental and technical distributor which specialises in the latest display solutions. PSCo will continue under the …
Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Helen Vince
German premium TV company Metz has agreed a deal with China’s Skyworth, which will take over the ailing company at the beginning of June. Metz said that Skyworth will maintain its production and development …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Skyworth| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
OLEDWorks has reached an agreement with Philips to buy selected parts of its OLED light source component business. Financial details were not disclosed. Philips will establish a new legal entity and transfer into it …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
GoPro has announced an agreement to acquire Kolor, a specialist in virtual reality and spherical media solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Spherical media enables a range of immersive viewing experiences and is an essential …
Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron have agreed to end the business agreement which would have seen Applied Materials acquire Tokyo Electron for $9.4 billion. The decision came after the US Department of Justice told …
Tags:Applied Materials| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
Spain’s antitrust watchdog has approved Telefonica’s acquisition of a 56% stake in Canal+ but with certain conditions. These include the obligation to offer 50% of its premium channels to competitors through a wholesale offer.
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
Comcast has terminated its $45.2 billion merger agreement with Time Warner Cable, largely because US regulators were against the merger. Go-ahead for the merger had been in doubt since March after the Federal Communications …
Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Helen Vince
US-based Arris Group is to acquire UK set-top box manufacturer Pace plc for a stock and cash consideration of $2.1 billion. The transaction will result in the formation of New Arris which will be …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 17
by Helen Vince
The UK’s Ocean Group has announced the acquisition of MediaCo Outdoor, a Manchester-based company specialising in OOH digital and backlight premium large formats. Ocean’s CEO Tim Bleakley said the acquisition will accelerate the company’s …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Ocean Outdoor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 17
by Helen Vince
Xplore Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of rugged tablet PCs, US has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Motion Computing and its subsidiaries, which also produces rugged tablets. The transaction will be …
Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17
by Helen Vince
ARRIS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) (ARRIS) and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (Charter) announced today that they established a joint venture that has agreed to acquire ActiveVideo® for approximately $135 million. ARRIS will own …
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