Investment holding company
Controlling shareholder of Lenovo, with a 30.6% stake.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Jan 2021)
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Legend Holdings Corporation
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Part owned by the Chinese govt
This company is 29% owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a major Chinese state-owned enterprise.
Source: Wikipedia
(2021)
CSR claims
This company has CSR claims on its website, particularly in the areas of assisting start-ups, supporting education, and advocating for social justice.
Source: company website
(2015)
Company Details
Type:
Public company
Employees:
75,000
(2016)
Subsidiaries:
KB Seafoods Pty Ltd
Seafood
Est 1926. Operates in all levels of seafood supply chain, including catching, processing, marketing, importing and exporting. Chinese investment company Legend Holdings acquired a 90% stake in 2016 for $180 million.
Lenovo Group Ltd
(31% owned)
PCs and peripherals
World's #1 PC maker. Lenovo bought IBM's PC operations for US$1.75 billion in 2005. Legend Holdings, which is controlled by the Chinese government, owns 30.6% of Lenovo. IBM holds about 6%. Acquired the Motorola smartphone business from Google in 2014. Listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Motorola Mobility LLC
Mobile phones
Introduced the pager in 1964 and created the world's first commercial portable cellular phone in 1984. Spun off from Motorola Inc and bought by Google in 2012 (for its mobile patents), who sold the Motorola smartphone business and brand to Lenovo in 2014.
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Products / Brands
KB Food Co Motorola Mobility Australia (31% owned)
Motorola
Smartphones
Motorola Moto
Smartwatches
Lenovo
Computer monitors
Lenovo
Desktop Computers
Lenovo
Laptops
Lenovo
Tablets
Mirage Solo
VR Headsets