landis + gyr

Toshiba to snag smart-meter leader for $2.3 billion

Toshiba announced a deal today to acquire smart-meter company Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion in a move to fill out its power business.

Landis+Gyr, founded in 1896 and based in Zug, Switzerland, is one of the largest makers of two-way smart meters. It has about 5,000 employees. Landis+Gyr will remain a unit within Toshiba and retain its brand.

Toshiba, which is known for its consumer electronics but is actually a massive conglomerate, said it bought Landis+Gyr to broaden the power-grid equipment that it sells to utilities.

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