Acer Acquires Packard Bell, And The European Comission Agrees
It seems these days you can't go away for more than a day or two far from any contact with the news sites without missing some merger, takeover or new formal alliance in the IT world, and I am not thinking about rumors here! Today, it's about three companies with a pretty long history - Acer, Packard Bell and Gateway. I know the title only reveals one part of the entire deal, so let's uncover the secrets...
Not so long ago, Acer acquired Gateway, which had about 1.6 percent of the global PC market, while Acer had 6 times that amount. With Gateway under tis wings, Acer controlled almost 9 percent of the market, but the European Comission just approved the acquisition of the Dutch company Packard Bell, thus adding an extra 2 percent market share to Acer, the part previously controlled by them before being purchased, of course.
While Acer is a global supplier, established in Taiwan, Packard Bell has a stonger position in the European market, so this move may even help Acer increase its market share even more. The reason is that Packard Bell only suppied desktops, notebooks and various digital entertainment solutions, while Acer also produces servers and advanced storage solutions, LCD monitors and HD TVs.
At this time, no details about the deal are public, so this is all we got for now about the Acer-Packard Bell problem.
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