Sony acquisisce la parte Ericsson della joint venture SE

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Sony Corporation has acquired Ericsson's stake in mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson.

The deal will place Ericsson's 50% stake in the joint venture under Sony's control. Sony will also acquire five wireless technology "patent families." The two companies have also entered into a cross-licensing agreement for their intellectual property.

As part of the transaction, Ericsson will receive a €1.05 billion cash payment from Sony. That values the deal at $1.47 billion at current market prices.

"This acquisition makes sense for Sony and Ericsson, and it will make the difference for consumers, who want to connect with content wherever they are, whenever they want," Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer said in a statement sent to Mashable.

Sony says that acquiring all of Sony Ericsson will enhance its "four-screen strategy" — televisions, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. The company intends to not only sell devices in all four categories, but sell content there as well through the PlayStation Network and the Sony Entertainment Network. Sony also has a large presence in film as well, thanks to Sony Pictures.

Sony and Ericsson started their joint venture in 2001 in an effort to turn their unprofitable mobile handset divisions around. The company has focused on Android devices in recent years with the Xperia Arc and the Xperia Play, best known as the "PlayStation Phone."

http://mashable.com/2011/10/27/sony-ericsson/

Sony ha acquisito la quota di Ericsson della joint venture che porta i nomi dei due produttori per circa un miliardo di euro.

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Sony Completes Full Acquisition of Sony Ericsson
Sony to Rename the Company Sony Mobile Communications and Accelerate Business Integration
February 16, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation ("Sony") today announced that the transaction to acquire Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's ("Ericsson") 50% stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB ("Sony Ericsson") has been completed as of February 15, 2012 (Central European time). This marks the completion of the transaction jointly announced by Sony and Ericsson on October 27, 2011, and makes Sony Ericsson a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony.

Sony will rename Sony Ericsson "Sony Mobile Communications", and further integrate the mobile phone business as a vital element of its electronics business, with the aim of accelerating convergence between Sony's lineup of network enabled consumer electronics products, including smart phones, tablets, TVs and PCs.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201202/12-025E/index.html

Sony ha annunciato di aver completato il processo di acquisizione della porzione precedentemente in mano ad Ericsson della joint venture Sony Ericcson; la sussidiaria verrà susseguentemente rinominata "Sony Mobile Communications".