Foxconn $4.4b deal to buy Japan's Sharp in doubt after last-minute hitch

Foxconn $4.4b deal to buy Japan's Sharp in doubt after last-minute hitch

A man walks past display showing a logo of Sharp Corp in Tokyo, Japan, October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Taiwan’s Foxconn put its takeover of electronics maker Sharp Corp on hold on Thursday after discovering previously undisclosed liabilities, sources said, throwing into doubt what was set to be the biggest takeover by a foreign firm in Japan’s technology sector.

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