China, the U.K. & FDI

Masses of stuff in here - the company in question had Apple as its only customer, and earlier this year Apple decided to manufacture its own components, causing the company to nearly collapse. This is the result:



Beijing-backed fund to buy Imagination Technologies in £550m deal



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hinese-backed fund Canyon Bridge has swooped on Imagination Technologies in £550m deal which looks set to test Theresa May's pledge to intervene in foreign takeovers.
Late on Friday, Imagination said it had agreed to a takeover by Canyon Bridge, which, although based in Silicon Valley, is funded by authorities in Beijing. Canyon's interest in Imagination, which is based in Hertfordshire, was first reported by The Daily Telegraph in July. 
Its offer price, of 182p per share, is 42pc higher than Imagination's closing price on Friday. However, shares in the group are almost 50pc below the level they were trading at prior to news earlier this year that Apple would stop using its graphics technologies in the iPhone. 
The deal is likely to reignite the debate over the vulnerability of British companies to asset strippers, when compared to peers in the US and Europe, where there is more protection for so-called 'national treasures'. 
Earlier this month, the Government voiced its concern over the potential takeover of Imagination by Canyon, with officials thought to have approached bankers working on the auction regarding the Chinese interest.
Ahead of the announcement of the deal on Friday, British microchip designer ARM had reportedly been circling Imagination in the hope of snatching a bargain, although sources familiar with ARM’s thinking said it was unwilling to enter a bidding war.
On agreeing the deal, Canyon said it has "no plans to make any changes to the continuing employment of employees and management, nor does intend to change the principal locations of Imagination’s places of business, or redeploy any fixed assets of Imagination".
Canyon's commitments follow a UK decision this week to tighten the Takeover Code to increase the level of disclosure required from foreign bidders and require them to publish a report into whether they have stuck to promises over intentions on the location of headquarters and the changes to staff. 

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