Sony lightens up and puts the Vaio PC division up for sale. The company is allegedly in talks with the Japan Industrial Partners investment fund to get rid of a branch that has only generated losses in recent years.
If the deal goes through, Japan Industrial Partners would create a new company that will take over the operations of the Vaio division. Sony would keep a small stake and would collect between 40 and 50 billion yen (396-495) million dollars.
The agreement between the parties could arrive by the end of March, even if the Japanese giant has issued a statement that leaves everything pending. “Press rumors report that Sony is in talks with Japan Industrial Partners Inc. to create a new company in Japan based on the PC business. We have not made any announcements in this regard. Sony, as previously announced, continues to explore various options for the PC division, but we have no further comments to make.
In the wake of the news the title Sony climbs 5,57% in Tokyo.
