Read-Rite - Ownership and Business Overview

Technology HardwareCompany

Read-Rite Ownership

Who owns Read-Rite?

Read-Rite is owned by Western Digital. It was acquired on July 24, 2003.

Read-Rite Business Overview

Where is Read-Rite headquartered?

Read-Rite is headquartered in Fremont, California.

How many employees does Read-Rite have?

Read-Rite has 8,494 employees.

What sector is Read-Rite in?

Read-Rite is a technology hardware company.

When was Read-Rite founded?

Read-Rite was founded in 1981.

Technology Hardware M&A Summary in 2003

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, technology hardware ranked 17 in number of deals in 2003. The largest technology hardware acquisition in 2003 was The Linksys Group - which was acquired by Cisco Systems for $500M.

Join Mergr to view all 45 acquisitions of technology hardware companies in 2003, including 9 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 36 by strategics.

Read-Rite Corp.

44100 Osgood Road,
Fremont, California 94539
United States,
(510) 683-6100

Read-Rite Corp. is a magnetic read-write head developer.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Employees

8,494

Established

1981

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