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Western Digital Corporation - Hoya Magnetics Singapore acquisition

US$0.00 m
  • Entry date - Monday, 28 June 2010
  • Jurisdiction - .
  • Practice - .
  • 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.

  • Firm
    Allen & Gledhill
  • Client
    Hoya Corporation
  • Lead Lawyers
    Prawiro Widjaja
  • Role
    Counsel
  • Firm
    Skadden
  • Client
    Hoya Corporation
  • Lead Lawyers
    Nobuhisa Ishizuka
  • Role


DEAL SUMMARY

• 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



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