IBM seen near sale of PC business to Lenovo
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IBM has reached an agreement in principle to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo Group, China&#39;s largest PC maker, in a deal valued at $1 billion to $2 billion, people close to the negotiations said.
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Lenovo Group Ltd. will purchase IBMâs personal computer business for $1.25 billion including $650 million in cash and $600 million in stock plus $500 million of debt assumption.
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IBM's (NYSE: IBM) deal to sell off its PC unit to China-based Lenovo may hit a snag, as U.S. federal agencies decide whether the arrangement endangers national security.
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Although virtually unknown in the United States, Lenovo--said to be in talks to buy IBM&#39;s personal computer business--is China&#39;s largest PC maker and the world&#39;s fastest-growing one.
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After days of speculation, computer services giant IBM Corp. announced Wednesday a US$1.75-billion deal to sell its PC business to Asia&#39;s largest computer maker.
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In unloading its personal computer business for $1.75 billion to a Chinese company, IBM managed to keep the division's most profitable pieces -- services and support. The onus is now on buyer Lenovo Group Ltd. to improve the businesses' notoriously thin profit margins, and the skeptics are many.
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BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer  company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S.  company's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.
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IBM IBM.N is looking to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion, The New York Times reported on Friday, capping a gradual withdrawal from the business it pioneered.
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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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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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DECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China&#39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM&#39;s PC-making business for up to $2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
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NEW YORK, New York, United States of America -- International Business Machines (IBM) Corp has put its computer business up for sale, the New York Times said Friday, quoting people close to negotiations.
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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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China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM&#39;s PC-making business for $1.25
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SAN FRANCISCO: IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a gradual withdrawal from the business it helped to pioneer in 1981.
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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, the pioneer of the personal computer, is selling its PC hardware business to number one Chinese computer maker Lenovo.