16 dicembre 2020
The historic partnership creates a major player in Asia-Pacific – the world’s largest home appliances market – and will expand global sales of Hitachi branded products through a joint competitive supply chain
ISTANBUL and TOKYO, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today Arçelik A.Ş. (IST: ARCLK) (“Arçelik”) and Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. (“Hitachi GLS”) have signed a share purchase agreement to establish a new joint venture company. As part of the transaction, Hitachi GLS will establish a new company into which it will transfer its global home appliances business outside of Japan. Arçelik will acquire 60% ownership in the new company, which both partners aim to establish in the spring of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary conditions.