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Toshiba Memory Business bid winner Bain Capital is hoping to settle with WDC and float the purchased unit in three years. A Bain-led consortium agreed to buy the biz for $18bn last week. Rival and losing bidder WDC has intensified its legal action in the International Arbitration Court aimed at blocking the deal and, if that …

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  1. Dave 32
    WTF?

    Chinese Government?

    "Bain has applied to the Chinese government for regulatory approval of the deal."

    Why the Chinese government? Isn't Toshiba a Japanese company? Did I miss something?

    Dave

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      Re: Chinese Government?

      The Chinese state trade/competition regulator applies its rulings in China, Unless it approves the Bain deal then the Bain-led consortium would be unable to sell its chips in China. This regulator prevented WDC from integrating its bought HGST subsidiary fully into WDC for 2 years because of HGST factories operating in China.

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  2. rdhood

    ... and such is the growing influence of China....

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