Western Digital Corporation and Toshiba have not only a joint venture for the production of solid-state memory, the share in which Americans inherited after the purchase of SanDisk, but also some contradictions on the methods of conducting the relevant business. It is considered that these contradictions prevent Toshiba from agreeing to sell the Toshiba Memory unit to a consortium, which includes WDC. On the other hand, the idea of ??participating in the purchase of the South Korean company SK Hynix also does not like much, so the question of finding the "ideal buyer" remains open.
As explained by The Register with reference to the documents prepared for the court, Western Digital Corporation has already bet six times in the auctions for Toshiba Memory assets, starting from March 22 this year. The last application was filed on June 27, and WDC planned to involve Japanese INCJ and DBJ, as well as American KKR & Co., into the transaction. The amount offered by WDC and partners was at the level of competitive rates, so the company can not be reproached for wanting to save.
Incidentally, it was reported that last week Toshiba Memory attempted to issue a loan of $ 6 billion, using its own shares as collateral. Such actions have caused dissatisfaction with WDC, because the American partner of Toshiba in the joint venture does not consider this type of asset use permissible.