Reuters has lead new details about Toshiba intent to find the means to solve the urgent problems due to the sale of certain assets related to the production of memory chips, bringing the Japanese company a significant portion of operating income. The recently discussed deal with Western Digital Corporation, according to the anonymous Toshiba representatives , does not seem viables .
Toshiba has recently admitted that it would be forced to write off nearly $ 6 billion. In connection with the activities of the former division which was engaged in the construction of US nuclear facilities. These losses need to somehow cover, and by the scandal over the financial reporting in 2015 the company still not fully recovered. Toshiba remains the second largest producer in the world of solid-state memory chips after Samsung, and therefore the sale of the core assets is one of the few ways fill up the corporate budget.
The talks, according to sources, are carried out with a variety of investment funds. Toshiba is interested in maintaining a dominant stake, and potential buyers would like to get at least 33% of the shares to be able to influence the decisions taken by the Board of Directors. Experts estimate that the whole business of Toshiba memory issuance of $ 8.7 billion. As a minimum. The Japanese company can separate it and then realize 20% to 30% of the shares of the newly established producer. Along the way, negotiations with state-owned bank DBJ, which is interested in investing in the production of memory. The Government monitors the fate of Toshiba, but it does not offer specific plans to rescue the manufacturer.