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Japan : Regarding the Consolidation of System LSI Businesses in New Company [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Fujitsu Limited, Panasonic Corporation, and Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (DBJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding in which DBJ will make an investment and provide a line of credit for a new fabless company specializing in system LSI design and development which Fujitsu and Panasonic will jointly establish. Aiming for the global development of Japan's system LSI industry, Fujitsu and Panasonic have been in discussions about establishing a new company with a new business model. Fujitsu and Panasonic have been considering the integration of the system LSI business and associated intellectual property of Fujitsu's wholly owned subsidiary, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, together with Panasonic's system LSI business and related intellectual property, with both Fujitsu and Panasonic receiving shares in the new company equivalent to the value of their respective contributions. Based on the agreement reached so far, Fujitsu, Panasonic and DBJ have agreed that DBJ will make a maximum investment of 20.0 billion yen in equity capital in the new company and will provide a maximum credit line of 10.0 billion yen to the new company. As a result, at the time of the business integration, it is expected that the ratio of voting rights held in the new company by Fujitsu, Panasonic and DBJ will be 40%, 20%, and 40%, respectively. The new company will operate independently. Once the three companies reach an agreement on the details, they are expected to sign a final agreement, aiming for the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 ending March 31, 2015. After completing necessary procedures in various countries in accordance with local competition laws, the integration and start of business is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. In addition, the parties concerned are planning to submit a business plan in accordance with the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act, which was signed into law on December 4, 2013. Fujitsu, Panasonic, and DBJ, the three companies scheduled to be the shareholders of the new company, have agreed to name Yasuo Nishiguchi as its CEO. The former president and representative director of Kyocera Corporation, Mr. Nishiguchi has much experience in management of technology and in management within a variety of other business areas in the electronics industry. Since retiring from Kyocera, Mr. Nishiguchi has been working in outside director positions for a variety of companies and has contributed to the development of numerous of industries, even beyond the electronics industry, through consulting and lectures. Under the insightful leadership of Mr. Nishiguchi, it is expected that the new company, as a fabless semiconductor manufacturer, will focus its management resources on product planning, marketing, and development, and grow its business in global markets. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |