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Google to buy part of HTC's smartphone operations for $1.1 billion

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Reuters TAIPEI
Last Updated : Sep 21 2017 | 8:22 AM IST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will acquire part of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC's smartphone operations for $1.1 billion, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday.

Under the deal, Google will acquire a team of people who develop Pixel smartphones for the U.S. firm and receive a non-exclusive license for the Taiwanese firm's intellectual property.

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close by early 2018.

(Reporting by Jess Macy Yu; Writing by Lee Chyen Yee; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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First Published: Sep 21 2017 | 8:13 AM IST

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