Le nkampani ibike okokuqala ukuthi i-Samsung ingathanda ukuthatha i-conglomerate enkulu ye-Harman ngoNovemba 11 ngonyaka odlule. AbakwaSamsung ikakhulukazi bangathanda ukuthola izinkampani ezimbili ezingaphansi kwe-Harman Group futhi ezibalulekile kule nkampani eminyakeni ezayo. Lezi yi-Becker ne-Bang & Olufsen Automotive. NguBecker owakha isisekelo samakhompyutha asebhodini ezinkampani ezinjengeMercedes, BMW nezinye eziningi. Ngokuhlangana ne-Bang & Olufsen Automotive, abakwaSamsung bangasebenzisa kalula izinhlelo zabo ezizayo ezihlobene nezimoto ezizimele ngenani lezinhlobo zezimoto ezaziwayo.
Kodwa-ke, inkampani izophinde ithole izinkampani ezifana ne-AMX, AKG, BSS Audio, Crown Internationall, dbx Profesional Products, DigiTech, HardWire, HiQnet, Harman-Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson Audio Systems, Martin Proffesional, I-Revel, i-Selenium, i-Studer, i-Soundcraft futhi okokugcina kodwa futhi i-JBL. Konke lokhu kufanele kutholwe yi-Samsung ngamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-8, futhi lokhu manje kubonakala kuyintengo ephansi kakhulu kubanikazi bamasheya abambalwa be-Harman. Abanye babo baze bamangalele i-CEO ka-Harman. Konke sekuhambe kakhulu kangangokuthi abanikazi bamasheya bazovota kakade ngoLwesihlanu, February 17, mayelana nokuthi ukuhlanganiswa kuzokwenzeka yini.
Ukuze ukuthengwa kuqedwe, abakwaSamsung kufanele bathole imvume okungenani yama-50% wabaninimasheya. AbakwaSamsung bathembise ukukhokha u-$112 ngesheya ngalinye, okuyimali engu-28% lapho isitoko sivalwe khona ngoNovemba 11, 2016, ngenkathi kumenyezelwa ukuhlanganiswa. Kodwa-ke, u-Harman akalindele ukuthi abanikazi bamasheya abancane bazokwazi ukuvimbela ukutholwa, futhi ukuthengiselana kwemiqhele ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-180 kufanele kuqedwe maphakathi nalo nyaka.
*Umthombo: the investor.co.kr
