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Legend Holdings

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CHN
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Investment holding company

Controlling shareholder of Lenovo, with a 30.6% stake.

Legend Holdings Corporation   CHN     website         

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Legend Holdings Corporation
Business Ethics 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)
Business Ethics 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)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Employees 75,000 (2016)
Subsidiaries 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.


  - Lenovo Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd 

Computer wholesaler


  - Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc 

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.


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.

Contact Details

Address Beijing, China
Website www.legendholdings.com.cn

Products / Brands

Lenovo Australia
Lenovo Desktop Computers
Lenovo Laptops
Lenovo Tablets
Lenovo Computer monitors
Mirage Solo VR Headsets

KB Food Co
Just Caught Frozen Fish
KB's Finger Food
KB's Frozen Fish


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