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But Western Digital , the industry's No. 1, saw its shares jump as much as 19% Monday after announcing it would buy rival Hitachi 's disk-drive business.

Western Digital's Hard Drive Has Some Soft Spots Rolfe Winkler 2011

The deal would consolidate the three biggest players in the disk-drive industry into two, amid a slowing PC market and increased popularity of disk-drive-free tablets like the iPad.

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Since April 2002, when the acquisition of the disk-drive unit was first announced, Hitachi's shares are down 45%.

Hitachi Doubles Profits, Shareholders Can't Say Same James Simms 2011

Western Digital agreed to buy Hitachi's disk-drive business for $4.3 billion in cash and stock, a deal that will create a dominant supplier of computer hard drives.

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But it's unlikely TPG and its partners could pull off such a number, given the cyclical nature of the disk-drive industry.

Seagate Buyout Talks Face Challenges Gina Chon 2010

Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co., computer chip and disk-drive makers trimmed production after flooding swamped Thai factories and key suppliers.

Yen and Floods Sap Toyota Chester Dawson 2011

Rival Western Digital climbed 2.91, or 8.3%, to 38.04 after the disk-drive maker reported higher research and development expenses and lower margins, although shipments rose.

Up Week Ends on a Downer Jonathan Cheng 2011

In addition, many components companies also have suspended operations, hurting other disk-drive makers.

Thai Floods Jolt PC Supply Chain Shara Tibken 2011

The company expects the overall PC market to experience "continued headwind" from the disk-drive shortage over the year, and its graphics business to gain market share.

Nvidia Hurt by Flood, Slack Demand Don Clark 2012

Moreover, the disk-drive industry is a cyclical one that periodically suffers from excess capacity.

Seagate Buyout Talks Face Challenges Gina Chon 2010