ASE and SPIL receive all antitrust approvals for combination

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) received conditional approval from China's Anti-Monopoly Bureau for their combination, completing all necessary antitrust clearances. The establishment of ASE Industrial Holding Co., Ltd. is expected by end of May 2018.

“On November 24, 2017, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC announced that it has conditionally approved the proposed transaction.”centralcharts.com

• 4 sources
• centralcharts.comASE and SPIL Received All Antitrust Approvals for their Combination and the Establishment of ASE Industrial Holding Co., Ltd.Nov 24, 2017
• taipeitimes.comASE gets Chinese regulatory approval for SPIL merger - Taipei TimesNov 24, 2017
• asia.nikkei.comChina approves merger of Taiwan chip assemblers - Nikkei AsiaCHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writerNov 24, 2017
• sec.govDec 14, 2017

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