Taiwan's Yageo to launch unsolicited bid for Japan peer Shibaura Electronics

Offer values Tokyo-listed maker of temperature sensors at over $420m

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Yageo, a Taiwanese supplier of electronic components, seeks to expand its sensor business. (Photo by Yuta Fukushima)

HIDEAKI RYUGEN

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese electronic parts supplier Yageo said Wednesday it will seek to buy all of Japanese peer Shibaura Electronics in a deal that would top 65 billion yen ($426 million).

Yageo will offer 4,300 yen per share for Shibaura, a 37% premium over Wednesday's closing price of 3,135 yen. The tender offer is slated to begin on May 7.

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