Pixelworks Announces Strategic Investment in Shanghai Subsidiary

Pixelworks, Inc. (the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, announced that it entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement with a group of private equity investors based in China (“Purchasers”) for a portion of the Company’s equity interest in its majority owned subsidiary, Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“PWSH”). Collectively, the Purchasers have agreed to pay amounts in RMB equivalent to approximately $12.9 million USD in exchange for a minority equity interest of 2.73% in PWSH. The purchase price values PWSH at RMB 3.2 billion or approximately $471.5 million USD. Following the closing of the transaction, which is expected in September of 2022, Pixelworks will continue to hold an 80.87% equity interest in its PWSH subsidiary.

Marketing Technology News: Happiest Minds Technologies Launches Identity Vigil 2.0 powered by OneLogin

President and CEO of Pixelworks, Todd DeBonis, commented, “As demonstrated by this transaction representing nearly 2x the valuation of the previous investment round in August 2021, there is significant interest in both our visual processing technology and the growing market opportunity for our PWSH subsidiary. We believe this strategic investment by established private equity investors in China will serve to further support PWSH’s momentum with an expanding number of mobile OEM customers and ecosystem partners in Asia.”

Marketing Technology News: MarTech Interview With Peter Birch, MD EMEA, Hybrid Theory