Tsinghua Unigroup, the Chinese state-backed semiconductor group, has agreed to buy Linxens, the French chipmaker, from CVC, the private equity firm, in a deal struck more than a month ago but which neither company announced.
The $2.6bn takeover and its delayed disclosure come as governments worldwide tighten controls on foreign investment into sensitive technologies, some with a clear focus on state-controlled Chinese investors.
Most large deals are announced as soon as agreement is reached, and one private equity insider said the delay in this instance was “very unusual”.
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