Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Wednesday 9 July 2008]
Syntax-Brillian Corporation (SBC) has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and the company announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell Vivitar, the company's brand of digital still and video cameras to Olevia International Group (OIG), which is under common ownership with the TCV Group.
TCV Group is one of Syntax-Brillian's original partners for industrial and mechanical design and it provides the plastic injection molded parts for the Olevia branded high-definition widescreen LCD televisions. Under the terms of the transaction, in exchange for the purchased assets, Olevia International Group has agreed to assume $60.0 million of Syntax-Brillian's secured debt, according to a company press release.
A major Syntax-Brillian's investors, Taiwan-based home appliance maker Kolin responded yesterday (July 8) by stating that the company's investments in SBC totaled NT$144 million (US$4.74 million) and that investment was lost after SBC applied for restructuring.
The new operating company, TCV group will accept SBC's rights and duties for Kolin including all Kolin's accounts receivable, according to the company announcement.
This is not the first time SBC has faced problems in the market in 2008. The company delayed the reporting of its fiscal second quarter 2008 (ending December 31, 2007) and it was threatened with possible delisting from Nasdaq. In March of this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also issued a forfeiture order against SBC for violatating digital television rules concerning the importation and interstate shipment of analog televisions.
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