LG Electronics Acquires Robot Firm In Diversification
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 17, 2018 | 03:19 PM
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's second-biggest tech company by sales, said Tuesday it has acquired Robostar Co., a local robot company, as part of its business diversification strategy.
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jul, 2018 ) :LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's second-biggest tech company by sales, said Tuesday it has acquired Robostar Co., a local robot company, as part of its business diversification strategy.
LG Electronics took over a controlling 30 percent stake in the robot manufacturer. It invested in a 20 percent stake by purchasing 1.95 million common stocks worth about 53.6 billion won (US$47.6 million) and bought a 10 percent stake held by the firm's executives.
LG Electronics said it plans to acquire an additional 3.4 percent stake in Robostar held by the firm's management by the end of 2019, bringing its total stake ownership in Robostar to 33.
4 percent.
Established in 1999, Robostar is known for its prominent technologies in making robots, including those for the production of semiconductors and cars.
LG Electronics said it will utilize Robostar's industrial robot technologies in establishing what it calls intelligence factories.
In June, the company said it invested US$3 million in the U.S.-based Bossa Nova Robotics, marking the first time the company had injected funds into an overseas robot developer.
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