Silver Lake is in talks to buy a majority stake in Intel’s Altera unit as the chipmaker works to shed non-core assets and bulk up its finances to invest billions of dollars in modern chip fabrication plants in the US and Europe.
Intel hired advisers last year to find private equity groups willing to build a sizeable stake for Altera, a business it acquired for about $17bn in 2015, believing specialist investors could help revive the unit. Intel said a stake sale would boost Altera’s value and set the stage for a full exit.
Altera has attracted interest from rival chipmakers, but Silver Lake, a US private equity group, has emerged as Intel’s preferred option, said three people familiar with the matter.
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