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Thursday 27 June 2024
M&As taking place in China SiC and GaN IC industry
China's Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor industries have seen several mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Friday 14 June 2024
Egis, Fingerprints form exclusive mobile patent, technology, and product licensing collaboration
Egis Technology has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints), one of the world's top biometric sensor solution providers, allowing Egis...
Friday 7 June 2024
China Resources' acquisition of JCET shares is killing two birds with one stone
In March, China Resources announced the stunning news of acquiring SMIC's shares of JCET Group, a packaging and testing firm invested by China's National IC Industry Investment Fund...
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Global M&A market faces decline amid recession fears and geopolicital tensions
A joint survey by PwC Taiwan, and the Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council highlights a concerning trend: China's...
Friday 31 May 2024
Taiwan M&A deals and transactions expected to hit new high in 2024, according to MAPECT
As Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council (MAPECT) commemorates its 10-year anniversary with the release of the 2024 Taiwan M&A Whitepaper on May 29.
Friday 31 May 2024
WPG chairman shares insights into M&A and industrial holding strategies
Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in Taiwan grew 12% year-on-year in 2023 to 131 cases and may continue hitting another new high in 2024. Simon Huang, chairman of WPG...
Friday 31 May 2024
Yageo eyeing transition into IDM
Yageo has been steadily evolving over the last 5-10 years, deliberately investing in new company groupings through M&A and private equity investments.
Thursday 16 May 2024
M&A not the only expansion strategy, says WPG
WPG will embrace various collaboration models, in addition to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), to broaden its business scope in light of geopolitical shifts and changes in supply...
Monday 6 May 2024
Rebound from acquisition setback: Q&A with Qisda chairman Peter Chen
The most unexpected development in Qisda's history occurred in 2005, when the company's predecessor, BenQ, failed to merge with Siemens Mobile. It made a large loss of NT$30 billion...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Samsung reportedly set to return to M&A market with trillion KRW deal in the works
Since acquiring American automotive audio maker Harman in 2016, Samsung Electronics has seemingly suspended large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the past 8 years. Recently,...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
EgisTec to acquire Japanese IP company Curious
Taiwan-based IC design house Egis Technology (EgisTec) has announced plans to acquire Curious, a Japan-based IP and fabless chipmaker, in a share swap transaction valued at NT$525...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Kiwibot acquires Taiwan IC developer to protect robot cybersecurity
US autonomous delivery robot startup Kiwibot Company announced on April 2 to acquire Taiwan-headquartered AUTO Mobility Solutions Co. Ltd., a rare strategic move for a startup, not...
Wednesday 27 March 2024
China Resource pays CNY11.6 billion to gain full control of JCET
The buyer behind the change of controlling interest in Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Tech (JCET), the world's third-largest IC packaging and testing company and the largest in Mainland...
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Samsung rumored planning to buy Continental AG automotive electronics business
Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering acquiring some part of the automotive electronics business of Continental AG. It has been 7 years since Samsung made an acquisition,...
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Acer targets emotional appeal in upcoming brand acquisition
Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen has revealed that a brand name acquisition is in the works, intending to put a softer touch to a brand known for its sensibility.