Nikkei reminds that there are less than a week left until the end of accepting applications for participation in the Toshiba division that produces solid-state memory. The struggle, according to Japanese sources, is fierce, but at the same time, the participants are ready to make alliances. Firstly, it will ease the financial burden when concluding a transaction, the amount of which is estimated at $ 13.3 - 17.8 billion. One company can not allocate such a large amount of funds. Secondly, a properly chosen ally will avoid opposition from the Japanese authorities, who are not inclined to trust Korean and Chinese investors, but prefer compatriots or Americans.
Let's note that there are no strategic investors among potential Japanese investors, and all of them are institutional - they are investment funds and banks. Among American buyers, Japanese colleagues especially highlight Western Digital Corporation. According to them, an American manufacturer of hard drives that recently bought profile assets SanDisk, can pick up a similar Toshiba business from the desire to protect its previous investments. SanDisk and Toshiba have been manufacturing solid-state memory for the past 15 years at a joint venture, US investments have exceeded $ 9 billion, and it would be insulting to give this business into the hands of a competitor. However, the name of the main contender for Toshiba's assets in the sphere of NAND release is still difficult to name. Most likely, it will be more often mentioned in the news in April.
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