Lenovo, the world’s top PC manufacturer, may acquire Samsung’s computer business, according to media reports.
It’s the latest report of Lenovo looking to grow business through acquisition. Lenovo also is in talks to buy Fujitsu’s PC operations.
Last month, the two companies confirmed they are in talks about some sort of partnership.
Lenovo remains No. 1 in PC sales around the world even as shipments across the industry shrink. HP Inc., however, has surged this year to nearly catch Lenovo in sales.
The reported Samsung talks are the latest in a series of moves made by Lenovo over the past several years to grow its PC reach through mergers and partnerships with major deals made in both Japan and Europe.
The Samsung-Lenovo news emerged on Thursday with South Korea-based Bell saying Lenovo could acquire Samsung’s computer group for some $850 million.
Samsung’s PC business is described as “struggling.” The world’s top maker of smartphones has already stopped selling PCs in Europe.
“The world’s largest smartphone shipper never really grabbed a worthy market share in the PC domain and has been struggling to stay afloat,” notes the International Business Times.
Samsung recently sold its printer business to HP Inc. for just over $1 billion.
Lenovo operates one of its two global headquarters in Morrisville.
