In a statement the Blackstone Group said, its unit Blackstone Real Estate Partners along with co-investors have agreed to divest BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by existing BioMed investors. In 2015, Blackstone had acquired BioMed Realty,… Read More ›
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Tesla acquires Germany’s ATW Automation eyeing planned increase in battery production
According to a source familiar with the deal, Tesla Inc has agreed to acquire Germany’s ATW Automation, a supplier assembling battery modules and packs for the auto industry, for an undisclosed sum. ATW, a subsidiary of Canadian ATS Automation Tooling… Read More ›
LG Chem’s battery unit’s stock market debut in the offing
On Thursday, South Korea’s LG Chem said, it plans on making its battery business as a separate business entity. The company supplies electric car batteries to Tesla Inc and General Motors. By separating its battery making business, which will be… Read More ›
Coronavirus having cascading effect on South Korean supply chains
China’s coronavirus is dealing blow after blow to South Korean multinational giant LG Electronics Inc, an Apple Inc supplier. The initial outbreak forced LG to shutter its China factory for almost three weeks to help contain the spread of the… Read More ›
Britain’s TalkTalk sells fiber optic network to CityFibre for $260 million
On Tuesday, British broadband supplier TalkTalk stated, it has agreed to sell its fiber network to CityFibre for $260 million (200 million pounds). TalkTalk said it had agreed to a wholesale agreement with Goldman Sachs-backed CityFibre for its residential and… Read More ›
Australia’s Cotton On starts investigating usage of forced prison labor by China’s Zhejiang Yunguang Printing
On Tuesday, Australian clothing retailer Cotton On Group stated, it is investigating a Chinese supplier over fears that it uses forced prison labor. The development comes in the wake of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC suspending ties with the same… Read More ›
British supermarket giant Tesco suspends Chinese Christmas cards supplier over forced labor report
Following a press report of a Chinese supplier of its Chinese supplier of Christmas cards employing foreign prisoners in forced labor camps, British supermarket giant Tesco suspended its contract with the Chinese supplier. “We abhor the use of prison labor… Read More ›
Japan Display’s creditors to extend credit for 3 more months: Sources
On Friday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Japan Display Inc, an Apple supplier, is likely to get a three-month extension in credits worth $985 million (107 billion yen) from its three main creditors…. Read More ›
Austrian sensor specialist AMS triggers bidding war for Osram
The acquisition makes sense for AMS since it sees synergy with Osram sensor solutions and photonics businesses especially in the emerging self-driving market. Austrian sensor specialist AMS’ offer to acquire Germany’s Osram has trigerred a bidding war for the German… Read More ›
Huawei hogs limelight in opening of lawsuit in Sherman, Texas
The lawsuit is the first to be heard under the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016; as per Matthew Goss, general counsel for CNEX, Huawei is “weaponizing our courts against U.S. companies.” On Monday, in a lawsuit that is… Read More ›