Calling the consortium of Japanese government-sponsored investors and the US fund a major contender for the purchase of Toshiba Memory assets, the Japanese corporation chose not to mention the participation in the transaction of the Korean manufacturer memory SK Hynix. Meanwhile, against the participation of Koreans not only individual members of Toshiba board , but also Western Digital, who owns a share in the joint venture with Toshiba for the release of NAND-type memory, . At first SK Hynix preferred not to advertise its participation in the transaction, and did not even claim to receive a shareholding of Toshiba Memory, but only provided financing for the deal, but now it does not hide its increased ambitions.
As noted by Reuters , negotiations with the "preferred buyer" are hampered by the fact that SK Hynix wants its contribution to make convertible bonds, whose liquidity in the understanding of financiers is lower than the money that Toshiba needs. CEO SK Hynix publicly admitted that the company expects to receive a shareholding of Toshiba Memory, and is not going to abandon its intentions.
In turn, Toshiba is ready to resume negotiations with Western Digital, which many in the company dislike, and also with Foxconn - another major contender for the title of Toshiba Memory asset buyer, who publicly demonstrates his determination to participate in alternative deals. Japanese banks, meanwhile, are concerned about the protracted search for buyers, and express the hope for a speedy reconciliation between WD and Toshiba, who have already started to make each other lawsuits.
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