The relatively recent separation of Motorola into two divisions, one of which was sold first to Google, and then Lenovo, is not the first split the company in recent history. In 2006, the semiconductor division of the company - a group of Freescale Semiconductor - was for $ 17.6 billion. Sold into the hands of several investment funds. Freescale became the largest owners of the company Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and TPG Capital, which collectively owned 64% of the shares of this semiconductors manufacturer .
In 2011, Freescale toys from a private club of investors once again became public. She kept the business and could even at the end of 2014 show a net profit of $ 250 million. On Friday, after news of a possible sale of the company, the cost of one security Freescale increased by 8.5% to $ 37.66. This means that the company's market capitalization increased to $ 11.5 billion.
An anonymous source said that the company has hired financial advisers to determine the conditions of sale and to look for buyers. Previously, there was a rumor that Samsung company may buy Freescale .