And Toshiba announced that it would purchase white household appliance business 80% equity: contributed 3.1 billion Yuan-Mei and Toshiba-IT information

On March 30, according to the Wall Street Journal News, Toshiba will be 53.7 billion yen ($ 3.098 billion yuan), sales of white goods business to us 80%.

On March 17, the beauty company issued a bulletin, announced that it has with Toshiba Corporation (hereinafter "Toshiba"), on the sale of its white goods operations memorandum, the United States will be obtained through the acquisition of Toshiba's white goods business control.

Announcement, the United States and Toshiba is still under the deal negotiated process, is expected to sign a formal agreement by the end of this month.

For acquisition Toshiba white appliances business of reasons, beauty of in announcement in the explained, "is beauty of group implementation global business strategy of key a step", "will further promoted beauty of became Asia and global white appliances of leading enterprise, in including Japan, and Southeast Asia zainei of important market made significantly of business scale and powerful of points pin channel", "in patent technology application and the brand aspects get in global appliances field has has high visibility and highlight strength of Toshiba of strong support".

美的宣布将购东芝白家电业务80%股权：作价31亿元 - 美的,东芝 - IT资讯

3月30日，据华尔街日报消息，东芝将以537亿日元(约合30.98亿人民币)向美的出售白色家电业务80%股份。

3月17日，美的公司发布公告，宣布已与东芝株式会社（以下简称“东芝”）就收购其白色家电业务事项达成谅解备忘录，美的将通过收购获得东芝白色家电业务控股权。

公告显示，美的与东芝的此项交易仍在进一步商议确定过程之中，预计可于本月底签署正式协议。

对于收购东芝白色家电业务的原因，美的在公告中解释，“是美的集团落实全球经营战略的关键一步”，“将进一步推动美的成为亚洲乃至全球白色家电的领先企业，在包括日本、东南亚在内的重要市场取得显著的业务规模和强大的分销渠道”，“在专利技术应用及品牌方面获得在全球家电领域已拥有较高知名度和突出实力的东芝的强力支持”。