Investment Summary

Panasonic Invests In SANYO Electric Co.

On December 21, 2009, Panasonic invested in electronics company SANYO Electric Co.

Investment Highlights
  • This is Panasonic’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Panasonic’s 1st transaction in Japan.

Investment Summary

Date 2009-12-21
Target SANYO Electric Co.
Sector Electronics
Investor(s) Panasonic
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

SANYO Electric Co.

Osaka, Japan
SANYO is an electronic device company whose products and services are divided among four business segments: consumer, commercial, components, and other. Sanyo makes a variety of electrical devices and appliances, including industrial and commercial equipment (refrigerated supermarket cases), audio and video equipment (DVD players, TVs, digital cameras), semiconductors, communications equipment (cellular phones, computers), batteries, and home appliances (microwave ovens, air conditioners).

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Panasonic

Kadoma, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Electronics
Employees207,548
Revenue 8.46T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Panasonic is a manufacturer of electronics. Panasonic manufactures and markets a wide range of products under the Panasonic brand to enhance and enrich lifestyles all around the globe. Panasonic was founded in 1918 and is based in Kadoma, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 19
Sector: Electronics M&A 2 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-26 Universal Douglas

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Universal Douglas is a designer and manufacturer of ballasts and controls for commercial lighting applications. It offers electronic linear fluorescent ballasts, compact fluorescent ballasts, energy management and controllable lighting products, architectural dimming products, HID ballasts, lamp and lamp holders, LED products, and sign ballasts. Universal Douglas was founded in 1943 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-27 PHCHD

Tokyo, Japan

PHCHD is a healthcare company, that develops, manufactures sells, and services medical equipment and solutions across diabetes care, diagnostics, life sciences, and healthcare IT. PHCHD was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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