M&A Deal Summary

Renault Acquires Renault Samsung Motors

On April 22, 2000, Renault acquired automotive company Renault Samsung Motors from Samsung Electronics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Renault’s 2nd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Renault’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-04-22
Target Renault Samsung Motors
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Renault
Sellers(s) Samsung Electronics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Renault Samsung Motors

Busan, South Korea
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Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. is a South Korean car manufacturer with operations in Busan, Seoul, and Giheung. Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. was formed in 1994.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Renault

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

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Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Automotive
Employees170,158
Revenue 46.4B EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Renault dealership in Blumenau, Brazil.
Renault dealership in Blumenau, Brazil.

Renault is a French multinational manufacturer and distributor of autos. Renault was founded in 1898 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (South Korea) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-07-02 SC Automobile Dacia SA

Mioveni, Romania

SC Automobile Dacia SA (dba Dacia Group) is a Romanian car manufacturer. The Company was formed in 1966 and is based in Mioveni.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-26 Renault Trucks

Saint-Priest, France

Renault Trucks is a commercial truck and military vehicle manufacturer. The Company is based in Saint-Priest, France.

Sell $1.5B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Samsung Electronics

Suwon, South Korea

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Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Electronics
Employees106,074
Revenue 279.60T KRW (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.

Samsung Electronics is a manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of consumer electronics. Samsung Electronics produces mobile phones, televisions, computers as well as electronic components including batteries, chips, memory and hard drives. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1938 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
Country (South Korea) 2 of 4
Year (2000) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-04-19 Power Device Division - Samsung

South Korea

Samsung's Power Device Division, is a complete line of Power Discrete devices and a broad line of industry-standard analog components.

Sell $450M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-19 Liquavista BV

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Liquavista BV is a developer of electronic display technology called “electrowetting.” Electrowetting technology has the potential to create bright and colorful images that ensure excellent indoor and outdoor readability while using less battery power than traditional displays.

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