Aceris acquiring PC rival Gateway for
£355m to create a firm generating sales of £7.5bn, shipping 20m PCs
a year.
Acer said the deal would mean it would further establish itself
as the
world's number three PC supplier. The deal will particularly
strengthen Acer's presence in the US.
Acer is behind HP and Dell in the market and is battling for
number three spot with Lenovo.
The combination of Gateway and Acer is expected to save around
£75m a year. Acer said the acquisition is expected to be completed
by this December.