The $19 Billion deal is now complete and Western Digital is the proud owner of SanDisk.
SanDisk is known more for its flash memory cards and USB drives but recently the company has also starting manufacturing storage devices for notebooks alongwith memory chips for high-end graphics cards. The company now also boasts of a sizeable share of the SSD (Solid State Drive) market.
Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO Sandisk said that he looked forward to Sandisk "contributing to the success of Western Digital as it transforms into the leading storage solutions company".
Western Digital has completed all the regulatory approvals necessary for completing the traction and the deal will be closed officially on May 12th.
Source: BusinessWire
