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- Overseas Investment Loans
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC, Governor: MAEDA Tadashi) signed today a loan agreement amounting up to JPY144,000 million (JBIC portion) with Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas). The loan is co-financed with MUFG Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, Resona Bank, Limited, Aozora Bank, Ltd., Shinkin Central Bank, the Norinchukin Bank, and the Bank of America, National Association, Tokyo Branch, bringing the total co-financing amount to JPY240,000 million.
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The loan is intended to finance part of the funds necessary for Renesas to acquire British company Dialog Semiconductor Plc (Dialog). The acquisition price is approximately EUR4,800 million.
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Dialog is an analog semiconductor company with expertise in connectivity technologies including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. By acquiring Dialog, Renesas is aiming to broaden its product portfolio and provide stronger and more comprehensive solutions for the fast-growing IoT, industrial, and automotive markets. This loan supports the overseas business deployment of Renesas by providing necessary long-term funds for M&A by the Japanese company. In doing so, it will back up its overseas expansion of existing business as well as new business deployment, and contribute toward maintaining and improving the international competitiveness of Japanese industry.
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As Japan’s policy-based financial institution, JBIC will continue to support overseas M&A activities of Japanese companies and their overseas business expansion in collaboration with private financial institutions.