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Panasonic Buys Major Stake in Sanyo
Panasonic Agrees to Buy Controlling Stake in Sanyo, Nikkei Says By Takahiko Hyuga Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Panasonic Corp., the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, reached to a preliminary agreement to buy Sanyo Electric Co. , the Nikkei newspaper said. Panasonic and Sanyo presidents ...
Sanyo Canada Launches New Internet Radio Product
Sanyo Canada Launches New Internet Radio Product
marketwire.com — CONCORD, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 27, 2008) - Editor's Note: A photo for this release will be available... via Marketwire on the picture wire of The Canadian Press. Fifty-two years after it launched one of the world's first transistor radios, SANYO ... (more) Sanyo Canada Launches New Internet Radio Product
SANYO Releases LP-XTC50 Projector Featuring the Industry's First “lamp selection system” | News Releases | SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Global
SANYO Releases LP-XTC50 Projector Featuring the Industry's First “lamp selection ...
sanyo.com — - Incorporates industry's first *1 lamp selection system - Lamp selection system makes approximately 6,000 hours *2... of projection possible, or twice as long as conventional one-lamp models - System automatically *3 selects one of the two lamps to ... (more) SANYO Releases LP-XTC50 Projector Featuring the ...
Sanyo introduces WiFi-enabled R227 tabletop radio
Sanyo introduces WiFi-enabled R227 tabletop radio
engadget.com — Internet radios aren't anything new , but Sanyo's putting its own spin on things with the WiFi-packin'... R227. Aside from offering standard FM reception, this tabletop device also tunes into thousands of internet stations / podcasts, and it enables ... (more) Sanyo introduces WiFi-enabled R227 tabletop radio
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Panasonic agrees to controlling stake in Sanyo, seen issuing hearty backslaps to executives
Engadget — Ah here we go, a major acquisition following a quarter of disturbingly bleak financial results from Japan's tech community. First from the chute is Panasonic, which according to Nikkei and other members of the media elite, has reached a preliminary agreement to takeover its troubled domestic rival, Sanyo -- details to be announced on ...

Panasonic Buys Up Sanyo, Makes Japan's Biggest Electronics Co [Pansonic]
Gizmodo — ... . As part of what will be Japan's biggest electronics company, Sanyo won't be disappearing as a brand though, and Panasonic apparently intends to retain most of Sanyo's employees. [Bloomberg] ...

Panasonic to takeover Sanyo
PR News: — ... It is thought that Panasonic will make Sanyo a subsidiary around April 2009, when they are thought to purchase the preferred shares that are owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, Goldman Sachs Group and Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Sanyo employees are thought to be very concerned about their jobs, but Panasonic has said that they hope to keep most of the Sanyo employees, as well as keeping the Sanyo brand name. As yet there is no more information on the deal Source

Panasonic buys up Sanyo
Japanese Gadgets — ... The news that Panasonic is buying up Sanyo has been up in the airs for a while now but it is only current that both electronic corporation came to the agreement. Panasonic will be buying up Sanyo - or should I say helping out? Sanyo will still retain it’s brand name and most of its employees. If that’s not generousity, then I don’t know what is. The merge will result is a 11.2 trillion yen of revenues and that, my friends, means we will be seeing more robots and awesome TVs. Bloomberg

Panasonic to acquire Sanyo
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — Panasonic has apparently reached to a preliminary agreement to buy Sanyo Electric Co. and presidents of the two companies will hold a press conference on November 7th to announce details of the acquisition. The world’s largest maker of consumer electronics plans to keep the Sanyo brand, most of its employees, and make the company a subsidiary by around April next year. To accomplish this task, they will buy Sanyo’s preferred shares from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The deal would create a mega-corporation with revenues over ¥11.2 trillion, which is around $110 ...

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Sanyo rolls out Internet Radio R227
coolest-gadgets.com 10/29/2008 — Sanyo is back with another radio for the masses, 52 years after debuting one of the first transistor radios the world. This time round, they are offering the Internet Radio R227 in Canada that merges both online radio as well as regular FM ...
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Sanyo Internet Radio R227
ubergizmo.com 10/29/2008 — Sanyo was one of the first companies in the world that released a transistor radio, and nice to see them coming back to their roots with an update in the 21st century in the form of the Sanyo Internet Radio 227. This device comes with integrated ...
Panasonic says no decision on Sanyo takeover | Deals
reuters.com 11/3/2008 — TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said nothing has been decided about a potential takeover of rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, after sources said the companies had agreed in principle to a deal to create Japan's largest electronics maker. Panasonic, the ...
Panasonic in Talks to buy Sanyo Electric: SourcesI4U News 11/1/2008
By Taro Fuse and Kentaro Hamada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp is in talks with Goldman Sachs and two other major shareholders of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd to buy a controlling stake in its smaller rival, company ...
Panasonic considering purchase of Sanyo - reportsTechnology news - CNNMoney.com 11/1/2008
Panasonic Corp. may buy Sanyo Electric Co. and will soon enter negotiations with major shareholders, news reports said Saturday.
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Panasonic May Complete Acquisition Of Sanyo This WeekInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 11/3/2008
Sanyo's chief businesses are focused on lithium-ion batteries and solar panels. Earlier this year it sold its cell phone business to Kyocera for $375 million.