Google (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) and HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2489) today introduced a definitive arrangement under which certain HTC employees - a number of whom are already dealing with Google to develop Pixel smart devices - will join Google. HTC will get US$ 1.1 billion in cash from Google as part of the transaction. Independently, Google will certainly obtain a non-exclusive certificate for HTC intellectual property (IP).

The agreement is a testimony to the decade-long tactical partnership in between HTC and Google around the growth of costs smart devices. This agreement likewise supports HTC's ongoing top quality smartphone strategy, enabling a much more streamlined item profile, better functional efficiency and financial adaptability. HTC will continue to have best-in-class engineering ability, which is currently dealing with the following flagship phone, following the successful launch of the HTC U11 earlier this year. HTC will certainly additionally remain to develop the digital reality ecosystem to grow its VIVE business, while buying various other next- generation technologies, including the Internet of Points, boosted fact and man-made intelligence.

For Google, this arrangement additionally reinforces its commitment to smartphones and overall investment in its emerging equipment business. Along with the skilled and experienced team of professionals, Google will continue to have accessibility to HTC's IP to sustain the Pixel smartphone family members. In addition, this arrangement additionally stands for a significant investment by Google in Taiwan as a key innovation and technology hub.

" As a pioneer of the smartphone market, we are really proud of our background of innovation. Our unmatched smartphone value chain, including our IP portfolio, and world-class skill and system integration abilities, have actually sustained Google in reinforcing the Android market," stated Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO of HTC. "This contract is a dazzling next step in our longstanding partnership, enabling Google to supercharge their hardware business while ensuring ongoing innovation within our HTC smartphone and VIVE online fact businesses. Our team believe HTC is well placed to preserve our abundant heritage of innovation and understand the potential of a new generation of linked product or services."

" HTC has been a longtime partner of Google and has developed some of the most beautiful,premium gadgets on the marketplace," claimed Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Hardware at Google. "We're delighted and cannot wait to welcome members of the HTC group that will certainly be signing up with Google to fuel even more innovation and future item growth in consumer hardware."

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory authorizations and customary closing problems, is expected to close by early 2018.

Evercore functioned as monetary advisor to HTC and Gibson Dunn and Tsar & Tsai worked as lawful advice. Lazard functioned as economic expert to Google and Cleary Gottlieb and Lee & Li served as legal guidance.

About HTC
HTC Corporation intends to bring brilliance to life. As a global trendsetter in smart mobile and online fact innovation, HTC has actually produced prize-winning products and industry firsts given that its inception in 1997, consisting of the seriously well-known HTC U series line of mobile phones and industry-leading HTC VIVE virtual fact system. The search of brilliance goes to the heart of every little thing we do, motivating best-in-class design and game-changing mobile and virtual fact experiences for customers worldwide. HTC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

Regarding Google
Google's mission is to organize the world's info and make it generally easily accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of individuals and has become one of the most widely-known business in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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