Lenovo Taiwan branch has two main offices, of which about 50 PC departments, mainly business and marketing team, which previously leased office building in the inner lake embankment Boulevard, another office for the server business, the acquisition of IBM's x86 server After the department moved to Nangang, the Taiwan System and Technology Development Center was set up. In addition to the server business unit, it also included the procurement and R & D departments.
Recently, Lenovo has put the PC department located on the inner lake embankment avenue, moved to Neihu near Miramar, and the same building Po Lian. Market speculation, Lenovo Lenovo and back to the good news is close to. Compal no relevant information Comments, only stressed that the two sides are still in the consultation stage, the price and time of the announcement has not yet been finalized, as soon as the results will be announced in accordance with the instructions.
Compal and Lenovo announced in 2011 a joint venture to set up Bonapower, Lenovo 51% stake, 49% stake in Compal, both parties and agreed that after October 2017, Compal has the right to sell back shares of Lianbao, execution of the right to sell The price will not exceed 750 million US dollars, to Compal had invested 150 million US dollars of view, Compal in this transaction up to 600 million US dollars profitable.
Chen Ruicong on November 9, the law said for the first time confirmed that the two sides have been in the final stages of the consultation, Lenovo's intention to buy UnionPay is very clear, only the transaction price and announced the time yet to be determined .Chen Ruicong said the latest in 2018 The first quarter will be finalized. If it is successful, it is expected to be completed by the end of 2017 and it will be able to make up for the huge loss previously caused by the loss of music.
Compal OEM music as a result of smart phones, the result was scald inventory, Compal painstaking determination in the second quarter of NT $ 2.9 billion at a time, plus before the inclusion, Compal TV financial crisis in the total amount of recognition NT 42.83 billion yuan, affecting EPS reached 0.97 yuan, from this also allows Compal handset OEM customers in mainland China, take a cautious conservative attitude, Chen Ruicong described the experience as being 'bitten by the snake.'
Market legal entity to sell back shares of Compal stake, implausible, some legal persons to Lenovo's financial reserve of 212 million US dollars for the transaction amount estimated, there are legal persons estimated Compal sold UnionPay, after deducting the original investment price of 150 million US dollars, There is no profit at all. However, according to industry estimates, in recent years, UnionPay NB has shipped 50% of Lenovo's products and already made profits. In addition to holding dividends, Compal adds up to $ 10 billion in proceeds from the sale of shares.
As for the sale of Compal shares of Compal, Compal has changed its relationship? Chen Ruicong said that even if Compal Selling the shares of the company, of course, both sides enjoyed a good cooperation, Lenovo is also very sure, Compal's sincerity, and will not affect both parties Of cooperation, including the current PC and possible future server business, Chen Ruicong said he is confident there will be no impact.
NB industry analysis, Compal even sell back shares of BP, does have a limited impact on the follow-up foundry relationship, the main reason is the continuous consolidation of NB OEM, the world's top two NB NB: Quanta and Compal shipped in the global NB Accounting for up to 6 percent or more, and have been expanding year by year, and because of long-term brand and OEM factories, Lenovo to find other foundries with a limited chance.
As for the server, the two sides continue to try, mainly in the data center business, Lenovo has released a single to Compal, industry analysis, Lenovo intends to sprint data center business, in the purchase release strategy, Compal will be a living chess, and Compal also actively build server team, Chen Ruicong pointed out that by 2018 server business losses will be halved in 2019, a chance to turn a loss.