On the Record · AU Optronics
AU Optronics acquisitions, on the record
The businesses AU Optronics bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Unipac Optoelectronics Corp.Word for word“On September 1, 2001, we completed a merger with Unipac Optoelectronics Corp. (“Unipac”) pursuant to a merger agreement dated April 9, 2001, as amended by a supplemental agreement dated May 15, 2001.” 20-F for 2017 | merger | September 1, 2001 | — |
Quanta Display Inc. (QDI)Word for word“On October 1, 2006, we completed our merger with Quanta Display Inc. (“QDI”), a company incorporated in Taiwan that manufactured and assembled TFT-LCD panels.” 20-F for 2017 | merger | October 1, 2006 | — |
Forhouse Corporation (Forhouse)Word for word“On October 1, 2014, our subsidiary BriView Corp. completed a merger with Forhouse Corporation (“Forhouse”), one of our investees.” 20-F for 2017 | merger | October 1, 2014 | — |
AUSP (sold to SPTL)Word for word“For example, we sold all of the shareholding in AUSP held by one of our subsidiaries to SPTL in September 2016 for total selling price of US$170.1 million and recorded a loss from the disposal of approximately US$12.0 million.” 20-F for 2017 | agreed divestiture | September 2016 | US$170.1 million |
ComQi Ltd. (ComQi)Word for word“On March 13, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the common shares and preferred shares of ComQi Ltd. (“ComQi”) for total consideration not exceeding USD28 million.” 20-F for 2017 | acquisition | March 13, 2018 | not exceeding USD28 million |
AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd.Word for word“In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the Company acquired its 50% ownership interests of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd.” 20-F for 2017 | acquisition | — | — |
Unipac Optoelectronics Corp. (Unipac)Word for word“On September 1, 2001, we completed a merger with Unipac Optoelectronics Corp. (“Unipac”) pursuant to a merger agreement dated April 9, 2001, as amended by a supplemental agreement dated May 15, 2001.” 20-F for 2018 | merger | September 1, 2001 | — |
ComQi Ltd. (CQIL and its subsidiaries)Word for word“In March 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the shareholdings of CQIL and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as “ComQi”) and therefore, obtained control over ComQi.” 20-F for 2018 | acquisition | March 2018 | — |
AUO Crystal Corp.Word for word“AUO Crystal Corp. was 100% acquired by AU Optronics Corp. in February 2019.” 20-F for 2018 | acquisition | February 2019 | — |
Quanta Display Inc.Word for word“On October 1, 2006, we completed our merger with Quanta Display Inc. (“QDI”), a company incorporated in Taiwan that manufactured and assembled TFT-LCD panels.” 20-F for 2019 | merger | October 1, 2006 | — |
Forhouse CorporationWord for word“On October 1, 2014, our subsidiary BriView Corp. completed a merger with Forhouse Corporation (“Forhouse”), one of our investees.” 20-F for 2019 | merger | October 1, 2014 | — |
ComQiWord for word“In March 2018, the Company obtained control over ComQi by acquiring 100% of shareholdings of ComQi.” 20-F for 2019 | acquisition | March 2018 | — |
Read from AU Optronics’s annual reports (20-F for 2019, 20-F for 2018, 20-F for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2020-03-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.