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YAGEO Raises TOB Offer for Shibaura Electronics to ¥6,200 – Surpassing "White Knight" MinebeaMitsumi Again
YAGEO, a Taiwan-based electronic parts maker, announced on May 8, 2025 that it had increased its public tender offer (TOB) price for Japanese Shibaura Electronics by 44.19% from the 1st offer price of 4,300 yen to 6,200 yen, and that it would officially launch the acquisition on the following May 9. This follows a move by MinebeaMitsumi which had raised its competing TOB price to ¥5,500 on May 1. YAGEO's latest offer surpasses that figure, intensifying the bidding war......
2025 / 05
08
HON HAI Precision Ind. to Acquire Semiconductor Business from Sharp Corporation – A Strategic Move to Strengthen the Group
Sharp Corporation has announced that it will sell its semiconductor business to HonYuan International Investments, a subsidiary of HON HAI Precision Ind. Through this transaction, HON HAI Precision Ind. seeks to further improve its global competitiveness through the expansion of its semiconductor operations......
2025 / 04
23
MinebeaMitsumi Announces TOB for Shibaura Electronics, Positioning Itself as a White Knight to Counter YAGEO's Hostile Acquisition Proposal
MinebeaMitsumi, a leading manufacturer of precision components, has announced a tender offer (TOB) for Shibaura Electronics, a global manufacturer of temperature sensors. Shibaura Electronics has rejected a hostile acquisition proposal from Taiwanese electronic components maker YAGEO and expressed its support for MinebeaMitsumi’s acquisition plan......
2025 / 04
10
SoftBank Group Acquires U.S. Semiconductor Design Company Ampere
On March 20, 2025, SoftBank Group announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Ampere, a U.S.-based semiconductor design company, for 6.5 billion USD (about 973 billion JPY). This transaction aims to accelerate growth in the AI and high-performance computing sectors, with completion expected in the second half of 2025......
2025 / 03
20
Silitech Technology Completes Public Tender Offer for 45% Stake in Japan’s FDK Corporation, Expanding Its Global Presence
Taiwanese publicly listed company Silitech Technology announced on March 14, 2025, that it has successfully completed a public tender offer for FDK, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a publicly listed company in Japan. The acquisition has met the expected number of shares to be acquired, resulting in Silitech Technology holding a 45% stake in FDK......
2025 / 03
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