Haier to purchase Maytag

Top Chinese appliance maker Haier and private equity giants Bain and Blackstone have bid $1.28 billion for Maytag Corp., trumping Ripplewood’s offer for the ailing U.S. corporation.

Haier Considering Counterbid for Maytag

Chinese home appliance maker Haier Group is considering making a bid for Maytag Corp, the struggling U.S. appliance group that last month agreed to be taken private by Ripplewood Holdings in a 2.1 bln usd deal, the Financial Times reported.

Haier to Make Hong Kong Unit its Flagship

Chinese home appliance giant Haier Group is to transfer its white goods business to its Hong Kong-listed mobile phone maker and make that its flagship unit to increase its fundraising ability, the South China Morning Post reported.

Haier to get heavy on F&P deal

Fridge and dishwasher maker Haier says it will make Fisher & Paykel’s exclusive dealer arrangement a key issue in New Zealand’s upcoming free-trade talks with China. Haier China bought distribution company Black Diamond Holdings’ 46 per cent stake in joint venture company Haier Appliances New…

Haier Q4 Net Earnings Up

The listed arm of Chinese appliance maker Haier posted a 12-percent rise in fourth-quarter net earnings, even as fierce competition, soaring raw material costs, and a cut in export tax rebates ate into full-year profit.

Chinese Refrigerator Industry Enters Inverter-Controlled Era

According to the 2004 Chinese Inverter-controlled Refrigerator Market Data Analysis Report published, the market share of inverter-controlled refrigerators continues to increase, marking the coming of an inverter-controlled era. Haier, a leader in the domestic electrical household appliances indu…

Haier Opens Appliance Factory in Jordan

Haier Group Co., China’s largest home appliance maker, opened a factory in Jordan on March 2 to provide more tailor-made products to the Middle Eastern market, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Haier Targets 60% Revenue Growth in 2005

Chinese appliance-maker Haier Group Inc. is targeting a 60-percent growth in revenue this year and a 26-percent net profit increase, Chief Executive Zhang Ruimin told German daily newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Mr. Ruimin also said Haier is in talks with several countries in Eastern Europe about…

Release from Haier-CCT Hldgs On Connected Deal

HAIER-CCT HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1169) POSSIBLE ASSET INJECTION BY THE HAIER GROUP INVOLVING AN ACQUISITION OF THE WASHING MACHINE BUSINESS AND PROPOSED EXERCISE OF THE CALL OPTION VERY SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION REVERSE TAKEOVER AND CONNECTED …