In a statement Western Digital Corp said certain materials at two of its manufacturing facilities in Japan, that are operated by its joint-venture partner Kioxia Holdings Corp, have become contaminated leading to a reduction in the availability of flash storage devices…. Read More ›
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Toshiba Corp and Western Digital headed towards agreement related to the sale of Toshiba’s NAND memory chip unit
Sealing the agreement is critical for Toshiba as it has a cascading effect with its end result affecting its listing at the Tokyo stock exchange. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Western Digital and Toshiba Corp… Read More ›
Western Digital Corp to settle legal dispute surrounding its $18 billion sale of its flash memory unit to a Bain Capital led consortium
While this will bring much needed closure to the case, Toshiba can now allocate more resources to its other disputes including the potential delisting of its stock from the Tokyo Exchange. According to a Bloomberg report, Western Digital Corp and… Read More ›
Toshiba awaiting letters of commitments from the Bain Capital led consortium before formalizing the sale of its NAND chip business to it
Despite the development, there is a level of uncertainty caused by legal measures taken by Western Digital Corp, Toshiba’s joint venture partner in its chip business. On Thursday Japan’s embattled Toshiba Corp is expected to formalize the sale of its… Read More ›
Bain Capital will honor all contractual terms of Toshiba’s JV with Western Digital
This commitment is likely to significantly increase its chances of bagging the deal. The likelihood of Bain Capital bagging the rights to purchase Toshiba NAND memory chip business got better when it confirmed that it would honor “all the contractual… Read More ›
Bain Capital led consortium in the lead for Toshiba’s chip business: sources
Fears that Western Digital might take over control of Toshiba’s chip business led to it being dropped as the preferred bidder, said sources. According to two sources briefed on the matter at hand, Toshiba Corp favors a consortium led by… Read More ›
Greenlight Capital’s position in Toshiba drive up its stock price
As per the U.S. hedge fund, Toshiba’s shares have the potential to touch 400 yen once it manages to overcome its legal battle with Western Digital Corp. In a significant development, U.S. hedge fund Greenlight Capital has disclosed, it has… Read More ›
A ruling on Western Digital’s court injunction is expected by mid-July
The sale of Toshiba’s chip business is strategic & pivotal to its survival as a company. This court injunction request, was expected, and adds to the complexity surrounding the troubled company. As per a source familiar with the situation at… Read More ›
Apple teaming up with Foxconn for Toshiba’s chip unit
Apple’s allays national security concerns of Japan and the U.S. despite its teaming up with Foxconn. In the latest development in the saga of Toshiba’s chip unit sale, Japanese new agency NHK has reported that Apple Inc is considering teaming… Read More ›
Toshiba seeking to raise $8.8 billion from its stake in its flash memory unit
Toshiba’s strategy is pretty simple: retain control over the business despite selling portions of its majority stake to multiple bidders and raise $8.8 billion in the process. In the wake of Toshiba seeking to write-off $6.3 billion on its nuclear… Read More ›