Flextronics closes phase one of Arima acquisition

Flextronics has completed phase one of a two-phase acquisition of Arima Computer Corp.'s notebook and server businesses. Phase one included the acquisition of the design and services groups of Arima, which was completed on March 18.

The second phase of the acquisition will include the acquisition of Arima's notebook and server manufacturing facility in WuJiang, China, and is expected to close in April. Arima's notebook and server businesses will become part of the Flextronics Computing segment, which provides design, build, ship, and logistics services to customers in the desktop PC, notebook PC, server, storage device and computer peripherals industries.

Upon completion of the two-phase transaction, Flextronics will have acquired all of Arima's design, manufacturing and services resources related to notebooks and servers.

"Closing phase one of this acquisition significantly enhances our ODM server offering and significantly strengthens our position in the rapidly growing notebook market," said Sean Burke, president of Flextronics Computing."