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• Panasonic Nabs 50.2 Percent of Sanyo

  ReutersUK - 2009-12-17

  TOKYO (Reuters UK) - Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, completing a long-delayed 403.8 billion yen (2.8 billion pound) deal.The transaction had been widely expected to hand Panasonic a majority stake as Sanyo's...

  Tags: Panasonic, Yen, Sanyo Electric Co., Fuel Cells, Daiwa Securities SMBC, Engineering, Ford Motor Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

• Panasonic Completes Bid For 50.2 Percent of Sanyo

  Reuters - 2009-12-16

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, completing a long-delayed 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion) deal.The transaction had been widely expected to hand Panasonic a majority stake as Sanyo's top three...

  Tags: Panasonic, Yen, Sanyo Electric Co., Fuel Cells, Daiwa Securities SMBC, Engineering, Ford Motor Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

• Panasonic takes control of Sanyo

  BNET - 2009-12-10

  A year after first revealing its interest in Sanyo, Panasonic has finally won control of its electronics rival.Panasonic said Thursday that it has secured a 50.2 percent majority ownership of Sanyo, as it moves to turn Sanyo into a subsidiary and create one of the world's largest electronics makers. To...

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• Panasonic to Invest $1B in Cleantech: Batteries, Energy Monitoring and More

  BNET - 2009-12-02

  Panasonic, the world's largest plasma-TV maker, will invest $1 billion by 2012 into clean technologies as part of a plan to focus its core business on outfitting homes and commercial buildings with solar power and energy-saving products. The plan is the latest example of a corporate behemoth eyeing opportunity in...

  Tags: Bloomberg L.P., Battery, Electronics, Panasonic, Sanyo Electric Co.

• Panasonic launches Sanyo takeover bid

  BNET - 2009-11-05

  • Panasonic looking to tap into Sanyo's 'green' businesses • Major shareholders have agreed to sell shares at offer price Panasonic today began its long-awaited bid to take over rival Sanyo in a deal that is set to form one of the world's biggest...

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• Tech Law: EU Condition on Panasonic-Sanyo Deal, Apple Settles with Eminem, More

  BNET - 2009-10-08

  EU says OK to Panasonic buying Sanyo so long as they sell a European battery plant; voters try to stop Diebold from selling its voting machine division; Apple and Eminem's publisher settle; Psystar defense attorney for Apple copyright suit walks away from the case; and Venezuela looking to bar violent...

  Tags: Panasonic, Apple Inc., Eminem, Sanyo Electric Co., European Union, Games, Engineering, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman

• Panasonic raises its offer for Sanyo

  Strategy Eye - 2008-12-04

  Panasonic is raising its buyout offer for Sanyo Electric by JPY10 (USD0.11) to JPY130 (USD1.4) per share, valuing the firm at USD8.1bn. Though Panasonic’s offer remains well below the market price, Sanyo’s two leading shareholders, Daiwa Securities SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, are expected to accept the offer. Sanyo...

  Tags: Panasonic, Sanyo Electric Co., Banking, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Matsushita Electric, Nikkei Research Inc, Panasonic Corp, Sanyo Electric Consumer, Jeremy Collum

• Panasonic raises offer for Sanyo

  Strategy Eye - 2008-12-04

  Panasonic is raising its buyout offer for Sanyo Electric by JPY10 (USD0.11) to JPY130 (USD1.4) per share, valuing the firm at USD8.1bn. Though Panasonic’s offer remains well below the market price, Sanyo’s two leading shareholders, Daiwa Securities SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, are expected to accept the offer. Sanyo...

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• Panasonic Goes After Sanyo to Keep its Cylinders Running

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-08

  Money Morning submits: By Mike Caggeso Panasonic Corp. PC and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYY.PK) are hashing out a buyout plan that – if approved by shareholders and regulators – would cement Panasonic’s status as a global electronics leader. by Money Morning

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• Sanyo Posts Loss; Panasonic Considers Acquisition

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-06

  Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia Wang Sanyo Electric Co. (SANYY.PK) posted disappointing second-quarter earnings Wednesday amid talks about its sale to Panasonic Corp. PC, which analysts say would benefit from Sanyo's solar cell and lithium-ion battery businesses. by Greentech Media

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