{"id":43248,"date":"2017-08-31T06:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T06:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=43248"},"modified":"2017-08-31T06:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T06:38:49","slug":"toshiba-misses-own-deadline-for-chip-unit-sale-increasing-future-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/toshiba-misses-own-deadline-for-chip-unit-sale-increasing-future-risks.html","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba misses own deadline for chip unit sale, increasing future risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toshiba misses own deadline for chip unit sale, increasing future risks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Toshiba misses own deadline for chip unit sale, increasing future risks:- Toshiba Corp (6502.T) failed to seal a deal to sell its prized chip business by a self-imposed deadline of Thursday, raising doubts about whether it can plug a balance sheet hole in time to avoid a delisting and keep the chips unit competitive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The board of the embattled Japanese conglomerate met earlier in the day to review a $17 billion offer by a consortium led by Western Digital (WDC.O), as well as bids from groups led by Bain Capital and by Taiwan\u2019s Foxconn (2317.TW).<\/span><\/p>\n

Toshiba said in a statement it was continuing to talk with all three suitors and had not made any decision to reduce the pool of candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToshiba intends to continue negotiations with possible bidders to reach a definitive agreement which meets Toshiba\u2019s objectives at the earliest possible date,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources familiar the matter have said talks with Western Digital were in final stages but the two sides were struggling to come to an agreement over the U.S. company\u2019s future stake in the business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Complicating matters, Bain Capital resubmitted an offer, worth some $18 billion, at the last minute, bringing in Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to help bolster its bid, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said late on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foxconn, the world\u2019s largest contract electronics maker formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry (2317.TW), has also put in an offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Japanese conglomerate has been trying to sell its prized memory chip unit for months, in an attempt to cover billions in of dollars in liabilities linked to U.S. nuclear arm Westinghouse.<\/span><\/p>\n

A senior banking official familiar with the talks said Toshiba was still likely to sign a deal with the Western Digital group, as legal challenges from Western Digital, its joint venture partner for its chips business, made it difficult to accept other any other offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Failure to come to a deal soon could mean that Toshiba might not gain the necessary regulatory approvals by the end of the financial year in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without that, it would have to report negative net worth for the second year running and face a potential delisting, a blow to shareholders and a likely hit for the group\u2019s funding costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frayed trust and wasted time may mean that both Toshiba and Western Digital, the world\u2019s No. 2 and No. 3 NAND flash memory producers, would fall further behind industry leader Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), which is pouring billions of dollars into production upgrades to stay ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSamsung has been buying up advanced production equipment for (next-generation) three-dimensional NAND chips to widen its lead,\u201d Satoru Oyama, senior principal analyst at research firm IHS.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWestern Digital and Toshiba really need each other because they can\u2019t compete against Samsung without partners,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-toshiba-accounting-idUSKCN1BB00U<\/span><\/p>\n

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