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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2017
Toshiba chip deal stalls amid counteroffers; Apple joins fray
Western Digital deal with Toshiba stalls as the Japan tech giant fielded last-minute new offers for its flash memory business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Apple joins Bain consortium's last-minute bid for Toshiba chip unit
A Japan-U.S.-South Korean consortium has made a last-minute bid for Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit, offering around ¥2 trillion ($18 billion) in cooperation with Apple Inc., sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Western Digital not to seek veto power in Toshiba chip unit deal
Western Digital Corp. will not seek veto power in Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit — which it aims to jointly buy with other investors — in order to avoid lengthy antitrust scrutiny, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2017
Toshiba, Western Digital reach broad agreement on chip unit sale
Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp. reached a broad accord on the sale of the Japanese conglomerate's chip unit as the U.S. company has agreed to drop its legal actions, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2017
Toshiba gives chip bid dibs to Western Digital after INCJ gets cold feet
Toshiba taps a consortium led by Western Digital as the favored bidder for the embattled giant's memory chip business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017
Toshiba looks to build new Yokkaichi chip plant without partner Western Digital, further fueling feud
Toshiba Corp. is moving forward with plans to build a new memory chip plant without partner Western Digital Corp., another escalation of the fight over the future of their joint venture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2017
Toshiba resumes blocking Western Digital access to joint venture databases
Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it has resumed blocking Western Digital Corp.'s access to the databases of their joint chip venture after a U.S. appellate court allowed the action in a temporary order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2017
Toshiba ordered by U.S. court to allow Western Digital's access to joint venture database
The order comes as the firms are engaged in an ongoing dispute over the Japanese conglomerate's plan to sell its memory unit
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2017
Toshiba under pressure to draw up plan B as chip sale falters: sources
As plans to sell Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip unit falter, some bankers and potential investors press the board to seriously consider alternatives, including picking a new buyer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2017
SK Hynix demands voting rights of up to 33.4% in Toshiba's chip unit
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. is asking for up to 33.4 percent of voting rights in Toshiba Corp.'s semiconductor unit as they continue talks on the sale of the business, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2017
Toshiba sues Western Digital for ¥120 billion as standoff imperils plans for chip unit sale
Toshiba Corp. filed a lawsuit against Western Digital Corp. on Wednesday seeking a court injunction to end the U.S. firms's efforts to block the sale of its chip unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2017
Hynix, Bain may join government-led bid for Toshiba's chip unit
The government is considering bringing South Korean chip maker SK Hynix Inc. and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital into a consortium seeking to buy Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017
Fate of Toshiba hangs in the balance as TSE delisting threat looms
Toshiba's survival hangs on the ability to make its earnings deadlines, eliminate its negative net worth and show improvement in management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2017
Western Digital to build new chip plant in central Japan, CEO says
The top executive of Western Digital said Tuesday that the U.S. company will build a flash memory production plant in central Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2017
Western Digital may submit new offer for Toshiba chip unit next week
Western Digital plans to present Toshiba with a revised offer for its memory chip unit next week in order to resolve an increasingly bitter conflict over the future of a business the two companies jointly own, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
May 28, 2017
Unusual controllers preside at BitSummit
A man wearing a blue shirt and box over his head wandered the floor at Kyoto's Miyako Messe exhibition hall. As passersby stopped to look, he handed them empty lotion pump bottles and invited them to try squirting them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2017
Japan urges Toshiba and Western Digital to get along as chip spat flares
The government said Tuesday it wanted Toshiba and partner Western Digital to cooperate, expressing concern about an escalating dispute between the two that threatens to upend the sale of Toshiba's chip unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2017
Toshiba's U.S. partner Western Digital seeks right to block sale of flash memory business
Western Digital Corp. announces it is seeking international arbitration over Toshiba Corp.'s plan to sell its flash memory business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2017
Sharp mulls jointly investing in Toshiba chip unit with Hon Hai
Sharp Corp. is considering a joint bid with parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., to invest in embattled Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, a Sharp executive said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2017
Toshiba seen looking to spin off infrastructure, other key operations, workers
Toshiba Corp. is considering spinning off more key operations such as infrastructure systems to keep its shaky financial standing from affecting its healthy businesses, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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