Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is considering raising its offer to buy rival Qualcomm Inc by offering more of its own stock, following consultation with several of Qualcomm’s top shareholders, according to people familiar with...
Marvell Technology to buy rival chipmaker Cavium for $6 billion
Chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL.O) said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Cavium Inc (CAVM.O) for about $6 billion, as it seeks to expand its wireless connectivity business in a rapidly consolidating...
Qualcomm set to win conditional Japanese antitrust nod for NXP deal: Source
US smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm is set to win “imminent” Japanese antitrust clearance for its $38 billion bid for NXP Semiconductors and gain Europe’s approval by the end of the year with slight...
Toshiba seeks $5.4 billion cash injection to avoid delisting
Toshiba Corp. plans to sell shares to raise 600 billion yen ($5.4 billion) and will explore a divestment of its Westinghouse-related assets in a bid to avoid being removed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Selling its...
Toshiba in talks to sell PC operations to Asus: Nikkei
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp has entered into negotiations to sell its personal computer operations to Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Inc, the Nikkei reported on Friday. China’s Lenovo Group Ltd has also...
Hero Electronix acquires analog design business of AnalogSemi
Hero Electronix, the electronics and technology venture of the Hero group, today announced acquisition of analog design business of Bengaluru-based Analog Semiconductors. The acquisition – whose financial details...
Crompton Greaves out of Kenstar race
Homegrown private equity group Everstone will enter in exclusive talks with the promoters of home appliances brand Kenstar to acquire it after Advent International and Temasek-backed Crompton GreavesBSE 1.88 % pulled...
Broadcom plans record tech deal with Qualcomm bid: sources
Communications chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is planning to unveil a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc by Monday, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, an attempt to create a roughly $200-billion...
Western Digital will not drop merger objections in Toshiba talks: CEO
Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) on Thursday refused demands from Toshiba Corp 6502.t that it drop a set of legal rights it believes would allow the company to block Toshiba’s $18 billion sale of its memory chip unit to SK...
China approves HP’s $1.1 billion buy of Samsung’s printer business with curbs
China said on Thursday it has approved HP Inc’s $1.1 billion purchase of Samsung Electronics’ printer business with certain restrictions, citing concerns about the U.S. firm’s dominance of the domestic laser printer...
Crompton Greaves leads race to buy Videocon-owned Kenstar, offers Rs 1,400 crore
Advent International and Temasek-backed Crompton GreavesBSE 0.43 % and homegrown PE fund Everstone Capital are competing to acquire home appliances brand Kenstar in the final leg of the deal. Both have submitted binding...
Bain files for China antitrust approval on $18 billion Toshiba chips deal – source
The Bain Capital-led consortium that bought Toshiba’s chip unit for $18 billion last week has filed for antitrust approval in China, a source familiar with the matter said, but it may have to wait nine months or more...
