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Imagination Technologies Sale to Canyon Bridge in the Clear as Rival Fund Ruled Out

Imagination Technologies Sale to Canyon Bridge in the Clear as Rival Fund Ruled Out

By Reuters | Updated: 27 September 2017 17:43 IST

Highlights

Imagination said the sale could now go ahead without a shareholder vote
The unnamed third-party is no longer involved in the sale process
Canyon Bridge was announced to buy Imagination Tech for GBP 550 million

Imagination Technologies, the British chip designer selling itself to a China-backed buyout fund, said on Wednesday another potential buyer had ruled itself out, removing a potential hurdle to the GBP 550 million ($737 million) deal.

The sale to Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, announced on Friday, is contingent on Imagination offloading its MIPS processor technology in a separate $65 million deal to Tallwood Venture Capital.

Imagination said the MIPS sale could now go ahead without a shareholder vote after the unnamed third-party was no longer involved in the wider sale process.

"Imagination has now received confirmation that the relevant party is no longer actively considering making an offer for Imagination," the company said.

"Accordingly, the sale of MIPS does not require shareholder approval."

Imagination put itself up for sale after Apple, its biggest customer, said it was developing its own graphics and video processing technology, sending shares in the British company down 70 percent.

© Thomson Reuters 2017

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