Inventory: 2014 LED industry's five major acquisitions

Google acquisition Nest: ready for smart home

2014's first major commercial news is Google Corporation announced that it will spend $3 billion 200 million in cash to acquire all the assets of the smart home company NestLabs, which is the history of Google's acquisition of the top second.

Nest company was founded in 2011, by the father of iPod Tony Fadale founded, due to the introduction of intelligent temperature control device by the market attention, has become one of the largest smart home market brands. Industry comments, the acquisition will set off a smart home boom.

Beijing Founder Electronics to acquire up to formally enter the field of LED lighting

Chukyo Electronics (002579, shares) announced that the Huizhou Beijing Electronic Polytron Technologies Inc intends through the acquisition of Hunan province founder Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., officially entered the field of LED lighting.

Founder's main business for flexible printed circuit board (FPC) R & D, production and sales, products are mainly used in the field of LED energy-saving lighting. While in Beijing Electronics in this transaction before the main business is the development of new electronic components, production and sales, the main products are double-sided, multilayer board and aluminum substrate printed circuit board, used in consumer electronics, network communications, computer peripherals and automotive electronics and other fields. Fang Zhengda believes that the Acquisition Synergies more prominent, can effectively promote the adjustment of the company's overall business structure.

Microchip to $394 million acquisition of Supertex

Chip maker MicrochipTechnologyInc (MCHP) to $394 million acquisition of high voltage analog and mixed signal chip manufacturer SupertexInc, to strengthen its medical, LED lighting, industrial and telecommunications industry supply.

Depp science and technology 50 million acquisition of Yang Technology LED business interests of the 30%

Depp announced the acquisition of science and technology, especially technology the remaining 30% stake to a wholly owned subsidiary, which is mainly engaged in research and production of semiconductor parts and fittings in the mainland; and the LED lamp assembly production, business; price 50 million yuan, will be 2 per cent a year through the issuance of promissory notes to pay.

The acquisition of Microchip Supertex, Beijing Electronics acquisition of the founder of Google, the acquisition of Nest, crystal photoelectric (002273, shares) acquisition of Taiwan Electronics Science and technology, especially the acquisition Depp Yang technology giants, the large amount of money to acquire LED enterprises, strong joint and advantage of the aggregation is bound to LED industries have a certain impact, the acquisition is trend. The future will continue to happen.

Crystal photoelectric: 14 million 380 thousand yuan acquisition of Taiwan Jia Electronics shares of 20%

Crystal photoelectric announcement, the company invested 14 million 380 thousand yuan, the acquisition of Wang Ping holding a good electronic registered capital of the company's equity interest of $12 million 250 thousand and a good stake in the forest satellite holding Taiwan electronics.

Tecka electron optical crystal is acquired in August 2010 holding subsidiaries, mainly for supporting the production and sale of optical crystal optical cold processing products, the company's main business in recent years, the rapid expansion of the scale, put forward higher requirements on the Taiwan electronic optical cold processing capacity, tecka electronic in the listed companies included in the system after the formation of good profitability, net profit of 8 million 789 thousand and 100 yuan in 2013, and the transaction is in line with the interests of the company, is conducive to the promotion of the company's main business development, enhance the company's profitability.

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