IBM sells part of its stake in Lenovo
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IBM is reducing its ownership of Lenovo, from a 13% share to around 10%, as Lenovo also announced that IBM will provide service and support to Lenovo's customers.
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International Business Machines Corp. is selling a majority stake in its pioneering personal computer business to China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., for &#36;1.75 billion in cash and stock.
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IBM said late Tuesday that it will sell its personal computer division, transferring an iconic brand to a Chinese rival that also will absorb about 2,000 local workers.
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(InfoWorld) - IBM sold off a chunk of its stake in Lenovo Group, leading the world's third-largest PC vendor to temporarily suspend trading of its shares in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Lenovo spokeswoman Angela Lee said IBM had informed the company it planned to sell a large block of shares but had not provided specific details of the transaction. IBM did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "The trading of Lenovo's shares has been suspended at our request, pending the release of an announcement ... relating to the placing of Lenovo's shares by IBM," Lee said. At 2:40pm local time Tuesday afternoon, trading of the company's shares remained suspended. IBM did not respond to a request for comment. Lenovo's shares were trading at HK$3.20 (US$0.41) per share when they were suspended, a drop of 7 percent from the previous day's close. That price matches the reported selling price IBM received for its shares, which were offered to investors at a discount, according to several press reports Tuesday. Citing information offered to investors, those reports said IBM sold 300 million shares in Lenovo Group in a sale worth HK$960 million (US$123 million). IBM, whichÂ sold its PC division to LenovoÂ in 2005, has gradually reduced its stake in Lenovo since that deal. A further sale of shares would be in keeping with the company's stated plan to sell down its stake in Lenovo. Prior to the reported sale, IBM held a 13.2 percent stake in Lenovo, making it the company's second-largest shareholder. The sale of shares -- estimated at 3.5 percent of Lenovo's total shares -- will reduce IBM's holdings to 9.7 percent of the company. While IBM reduces its stake in Lenovo, the two companies remain close partners. Lenovo Tuesday announced the signing of a five-year agreement forÂ IBM to provide technical support, installation, deployment and other PC-related services to its customers. The deal could be worth up to US$245 million to IBM, Lenovo said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Â
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IBM has reached an agreement in principle to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo, China&#39;s largest PC maker, in a deal valued at between $1 billion and $2 billion, people close to the negotiations said Monday.
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IBM&#39;s personal computer business, which it is selling to Lenovo Group of China, has lost money for the past 3 1/2 years. International Business Machines Corp.
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(KAAL) -- Last week it was announced that IBM might be selling part of it&#39;s company, and now that appears to have happened. China&#39;s biggest computer maker says it&#39;s acquired a majority stake in IBM&#39;s personal
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China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group, said today it has acquired a majority stake in International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business for $1.25 billion, one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever.
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You didn't get our email? IBM hit Lenovo with a jarring share sale, unloading $123m of stock in the PC maker.â¦
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I.BM announced late yesterday the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, a deal that reflects the industrial and economic ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.
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IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) is reportedly ready to exit the PC business, having long lost its dominance in the arena. The report said Lenovo Group, China&#39;s top PC company, is among the interested bidders.
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IBM has gained a crucial foothold in China by selling its PC business to Lenovo, the countryâs biggest computer maker, for $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) in cash, shares and debt.
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On 7 December 2004, IBM and China&#39;s Lenovo announced that Lenovo will acquire IBM&#39;s PC business for a total of $1.75 billion in cash and shares.
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In a highly anticipated announcement, IBM (Quote, Chart) confirmed late Tuesday it is selling its PC division to China&#39;s Lenovo Group.
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Lenovo Group has signed a five-year deal with IBMÂ to provide services and support to its customers. The deal, outlined in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange Tuesday, could be worth up to $245 million for IBM over the term of the contract.
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Lenovo Group Limited and IBM have announced a definitive agreement under which Lenovo will acquire IBMâs Personal Computing division to form the worldâs third largest PC business, bringing IBMâs leading enterprise-class PC technologies to the
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IBM is selling its PC hardware business to number one Chinese computer maker Lenovo.