• US hard disk drive manufacturer Western Digital Corporation acquires magnetic media sputtering operations of Hoya Magnetics. Acquisition consists of facilities, equipment, IP, working capital and R&D facilities.
• Skadden employed five-lawyer team from Japan office; WongPartnership retained seven lawyers from Singapore.
• Western Digital is longstanding client of OMM – in 2007 advised on US$1.25bn bridge facility used to finance acquisition of Komag; in 2008 advised on US$750m facility to refinance the 2007 bridge facility