https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-bain-exclusive/exclusive-toshiba-favors-bain-group-for-chip-sale-western-digital-talks-stall-sources-idUSKCN1BN17Z
How do you feel about this?
If the deal goes through, SK Hynix and Toshiba will together control slightly over 30% of global NAND flash market share, making it a close second after Samsung.
Bain?
>>62400594
It's a private equity company that Mitt Romney used to run.
thats a big deal
>>62400601
It's coming back now, I knew it sounded familiar
>>62400576
Nah tosihba is near bankrupt with its nuclear plant flop. they need someone to buy the company or it gets delisted and liqaudified.
30% is huge but I think its the only opion to avoid the debt collectors.
>>62400837
The buyer, SK Hynix and Bain, gets to be the second largest NAND producer in the world.
With one fewer competitor, the NAND cartel (Samsung, WD/Sandisk, Hynix/Toshiba, Intel-Micron) should be able to the prices even more.
>>62400872
True.
What happened to WD?