Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab is in advanced talks for a deal with Apollo Global Management (APO.N), opens new tab in which the equity firm would provide more than $11 billion to build a facility in Ireland.

The move comes as Intel looks to expand its presence across the United States with a planned $100-billion spending spree across four states, to boost its manufacturing business and catch up with chipmaking rival TSMC (2330.TW).

Intel and Apollo are in exclusive talks for the deal, which could be signed in the coming weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Other investment firms including KKR (KKR.N), and infrastructure investor Stonepeak were also in the running before Apollo recently pulled ahead, the report added.

Since 1989, Intel has invested more than €30 billion in Ireland creating the most advanced industrial campus in Europe. Today, alongside advanced manufacturing, Intel in Ireland has come to represent a diversity of activities across the spectrum of Intel business from cutting edge research to design. Intel has 4,900 employees across Ireland.

Intel forecast second-quarter revenue and profit below market estimates last month as it faces weak demand for its traditional data center and personal computing chips, amid a surging market for AI components.

The company announced plans in 2022 to build chip factories in Ireland and France as it seeks to benefit from easier European Commission funding rules and subsidies.

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