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WillSemi's Acquisition of OmniVision: Conditional Approval Granted

2019.05.06 CoStone Capital Views:

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May 6th 2019, the Review Board for Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings of Listed Companies of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has granted the conditional approval for WillSemi’s application for acquiring OmniVision Co., Ltd.


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May 6th 2019, the Review Board for Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings of Listed Companies of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has granted the conditional approval for WillSemi’s application for acquiring OmniVision Co., Ltd.

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CoStone Capital has been focusing its investment and take big positions in the field of integrated circuit (IC), and OmniVision is one of its representative projects. Chips manufactured by OmniVision are widely applied in iPhones and tablet PC cameras.

About OmniVision

The company is dedicated to design, develop and sell CMOS image sensors (CIS) and relevant accessories. OmniVision, SONY and Samsung are currently the three global leading suppliers of image sensors, the company has a high market acceptance and a promising potential. 13.png

Product of OmniVision: the world’s smallest medical sensor.


Bright future of the Acquisition

The acquisition has previously been reviewed and approved by CFIUS on April 16th, now with CSRC’s conditional approval, the deal looks very promising.

The synergy between WillSemi and OmniVision has created favorable conditions for the future operation, which mainly embodies in the following respects:

  • Business Collaboration: The clients of the two companies are mainly from the field of mobile telecommunication, tablet PC, security precaution, automobile electronics, the similar termial client base allows further business collaboration.

  • Sales&industrial chain: With the advantage of WillSemi’s distribution channel, OmniVision can acquire market information more comprehensively and develop more targeted product , providing customers with better solutions and professional guidance.

  • Technology R&D: The R&D and sales of CMOS image sensors will be incorporated into WillSemi’s business, by doing so, WillSemi’s designing of semiconductor will improve rather quickly. In addition, this will also bring quality customers in new fields to the company.

The outlook of the acquisition is very promising: According to WillSemi’s announcement, the expected real revenue of OmniVision from 2019 to 2021 is ¥700 million,¥1 billion and ¥1.3 billion respectively.




Rewritten by Xue Guanda, Edited by Du Zhixin,  Li Yunzhen


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