Lenovo confirms acquisition talks
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CHINA&#39;S largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group has confirmed it is in acquisition negotiations with a major information technology company, widely believed to be IBM.
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Lenovo Group said Wednesday 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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In the past 24 hours sources claiming to be working on the alleged IBM deal have named Lenovo -- China&#39;s largest maker of personal computers -- as the probable buyer.
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China's Lenovo Group Ltd. has agreed to acquire IBM's personal computing division for $1.25 billion in cash and equity, a move expected to transform it into the world's No. 3 PC maker.
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A US government panel that previously blocked one Chinese acquisition in the United States is now reviewing the deal that would give IBM's PC-making business to China's largest personal computer-maker Lenovo, IBM said.
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Lenovo Computers, Chinaâs largest computer maker, said it is in acquisition talks with a major technology company - at the same time that IBM says it is in talks with a major Chinese player to sell its PC making business.
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Lenovo, China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, will pay US$1.75 billion (HK$13.65 billion) in cash, stock and assumed debt for IBM&#39;s struggling PC operations in a move that will make it the world&#39;s third-biggest PC manufacturer and fulfil its long-held
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TOKYO - China's Lenovo Group Ltd. is in talks with a major international IT company regarding an acquisition, it said in an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The other party was not named.
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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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IBM (IBM) said Tuesday that it would sell its PC business to Lenovo, China&#39;s No. 1 PC maker, in a $1.75 billion deal that marks the end of an era.
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IBM appears close to signing a deal to turn its PC business over to Lenovo Group of China. Industry experts say it makes sense for IBM to get out of the low-margin PC business, but caution that
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For China, the country&#39;s biggest computer supplier buying out a unit of IBM is more than just a business deal. Lenovo Group&#39;s decision to purchase IBM&#39;s PC group for $1.75 billion could be
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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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Hong Kong, December 7: China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd, could announce as early as Tuesday that it is buying control of IBM&#39;s PC-making business for up to US$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
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IBM&#39;s decision this past week to sell a majority stake in its personal computer business to Lenovo Group, a vendor based in China, for $1.75 billion in cash, stock, and debt assumption, is
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NEW YORK, December 8  - International Business Machines (IBM.NYS) has decided to sell its personal computers business to Chinaâs Lenovo Group for $1.75 billion in a cash and stock deal.
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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.