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    Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

    HONG KONG: Google bought a 5.94% stake in Lenovo for US$750m having sold Motorola to the Chinese technology company.
    Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.
    Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

    The US Internet firm bought 618.3m shares in the Lenovo at US$1.213 each after Lenovo bought Motorola for US$2.91bn last week, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

    The deal provides Lenovo with footholds in smartphone and tablet markets where it is eager to gain traction.

    It also came just a week after the Chinese firm said it will buy IBM's low-end server business for US$2.3bn, giving it a platform to compete in that sector with US giants Dell and Hewlett-Packard.

    However, Lenovo's Hong Kong-listed shares lost almost a quarter of their value after the Motorola news, with traders worried the technology company had bitten off more than it could chew by buying the unprofitable handset producer.

    Source: AFP via I-Net Bridge

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