Toshiba's choice of buyer may reflect opposition to Chinese bids
Taiwan's Hon Hai snubbed despite offering highest bid of nearly 3 trillion yen
Tokyo
IN a complex deal described as "highly political and unwieldy", electrical giant Toshiba has reportedly chosen a consortium of Japanese, US and South Korean entities as the preferred bidder for its memory chip unit in its bid to stave off possible bankruptcy.
Toshiba, which is part of the Mitsui group, cited the need to "maintain sensitive technology within Japan" as one reason for choosing the three-nation consortium, but analysts read this as a veiled way of saying that Toshiba opposed a possible Chinese bid.
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