UK to review Newport Wafer Fab takeover by China’s Nexperia

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Acquisition assessment of the semiconductor company comes under new powers conferred by National Security and Investment Act

The acquisition of the country's largest semiconductor producer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of China's Wingtech Technology, for GBP63 million (USD79 million) last year has prompted a complete national security review by Britain's business secretary, according to a report published by South China Morning Post on 26 May 2022.

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