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Private equity to buy 20 per cent of AMD
So something absolutely huge just popped up. Ladies and gents, it looks like (NASDAQ: AMD) AMD is making plans to sell off 20% of its shares to a private firm called Silver Lake.
The private equity firm is a well known outfit that also owns a chunk of Dell. Not only does it have the capital to invest, but this could be the big break for AMD since it will finally get the cash it so desperately needs. This could also be the first step in AMD going private and a possible comeback of one of the most influential companies of the silicon valley.
AMD reportedly getting ready to sell off 20% of its shares to Silver Lake
Silver Lake has invested money in brand nemas like Alibaba, Avago, GoDaddy,Motorola Solutions, Opera Solutions. (NASDAQ: AMD) AMD stock has been trading at $1.88 and the company’s market capitalization (share price multiplied by shares outstanding) is around 1.434 billion. 20% of that is around 300 Million US dollars, which it goes without saying isn’t alot. To put that into perspective, AMD originally paid 5.4 billion to buy ATI back in 2006. This leads us to believe, that much more may be going on than meets the eye (elaborated below).
Here is the thing however, the question still remains how exactly is (NASDAQ: AMD) AMD going to get the required 20% of its shares to sell to Silver Lake. In a publicly traded corporation, the shares are the property of the shareholders and in such a huge decision, the company can rarely do anything without their consent. In a scenario like this there are only two options, one of which is highly improbable and the other – what is probably going on.
The most obvious way AMD can do this is if it buys back its shares and goes private, allowing Silver Lake to hold 20% of its share. The other way is if it floats more shares just to sell to Silver Lake – but that is something that it is unlikely to get permission for. This is also kind of pointless, since the floatation of more shares will dilute the value of the individual share, not to mention would be a cheap investment considering the deep pockets Silver Lake possesses. Nonetheless, it is still a possibility. Unless AMD chooses a route 3, a hitherto unknown strategy, the most obvious answer is that it will go private.