In fact, Toshiba took time before summer to choose buyers of assets related to the production of solid state memory. This is one of the few activities of the Japanese corporation, which can bring a stable profit. In addition, this business is of interest to other market participants, so bargain for it Toshiba can be very long. On the other hand, not all potential buyers are determined to go to the end. TSMC decided to retire from the race. First, it is aware of the Japanese authorities'
attitude, which is not ready to welcome Chinese investors in the case of Toshiba's assets sale. Secondly, TSMC is simply not ready to deal with the issue of solid-state memory.
Agency Bloomberg clarifies that the circle of potential buyers is narrowing not only because of TSMC demarche . Toshiba management would like to attract Japanese companies to participate in the transaction, but they do not yet show interest in memory production assets. In the coming fiscal year, Toshiba will need about $ 9 billion, and existing lines of credit cover the need for financing only by 70%. It could be helped by the sale of the NAND memory business, and the rates have already grown
to $ 18 billion, according to informed sources.
While the bidders do not bind themselves with any further obligations, and choose the winner of Toshiba should by June this year. The choice, according to Bloomberg, narrowed to the rival SK Hynix, insistent Foxconn, as well as the desired Silver Lake Management and Broadcom. The first two can be rejected by the Japanese government, so American investors are simply doomed to save Toshiba's business.
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