Dialog Semiconductor said it was sticking to its plan to buy Atmel, rebuffing activist hedge fund Elliott, which is seeking to rally co-shareholders to vote against the acquisition.

The Anglo-German chipmaker in September agreed to buy Atmel for about $4.6 billion in a move to expand its industrial product portfolio. Elliot believed the deal would harm the value of Dialog.

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