Chinese-Backed Microchip Maker Silex Said to Weigh Stockholm IPO

Microchip maker
Silex Microsystems AB is considering an initial public offering in Stockholm as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter, after a recent stake sale that handed control from a Chinese owner to Swedish investors.

The Stockholm-based company is discussing the plans with advisers, said the people, who asked not to be named as the deliberations are private. Silex could seek a premium to the 5.5 billion Swedish kroner ($570 million) it was valued at through a stake sale earlier this year, the people said, with one of them pointing to a potential valuation of ...