TDK snaps up InvenSense for US$1.33bn in latest chipmaker M&A deal
Japanese electronics maker TDK has agreed to buy US semiconductor firm InvenSense, which supplies sensors to smartphone makers including Apple and Samsung, ...
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OneWeb the beneficiary as Softbank begins US investment programme
Ambitious satellite broadband venture OneWeb has confounded its critics by closing its second funding round to secure US$1.2bn in fresh capital, most ...
Teledyne agrees US$780m takeover of E2V to broaden sensor portfolio
California-based Teledyne Technologies has had an offer accepted by the board of E2V Technologies to buy the British sensor specialist for US$780m and increase ...
NTT to buy back US$1.3bn in shares to boost investor returns
Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) plans to repurchase as much as Y150bn (US$1.3bn) worth of stock to increase investor returns. The telco aims to ...
Softbank’s US$50bn US investment boosts Sprint
A pledge to invest US$50bn in the US by the chairman and CEO of Japanese internet giant Softbank could be a major ...
KDDI becomes major player in Japanese ISP market with Biglobe buy
Japanese telco KDDI has agreed to buy local ISP Biglobe for some Y80bn (US$701.65m) as it seeks to diversify revenue sources ...
Macom to acquire Applied Micro for US$770m to accelerate data business growth
US chipmaker Macom Technology Solutions Holdings is buying rival Applied Micro Circuits Corp for US$770m to bolster its offering of semiconductor technologies for optical, wireless ...
Verizon buys LQD WiFi assets to further solidify IoT and smart cities footprint
Verizon Communications has purchased substantially all of the assets of street-smart kiosk company LQD WiFi for an undisclosed amount. LQD’s Palo is an ...
Softbank in OneWeb linkup talks amid US$500m fundraising
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly one of the suitors speaking to OneWeb about a potential strategic linkup as the LEO broadband startup looks to raise ...
AT&T-Time Warner mega deal spurs talks of more M&A
AT&T’s proposed US$85.4bn acquisition of media giant Time Warner has revived M&A speculation surrounding smaller telecoms rivals T-Mobile US and Sprint. T-Mobile, touted ...
