Confirmed: Meizu brand to be bought by Chinese automaker

In January this year, rumors emerged that Chinese automaker Geely was planning to acquire the local

smartphone brand.Sources close to the matter spoke about Meizu. Now the rumor has been confirmed as the Chinese regulator has officially announced that Hubei Xingji Times Technology, owned by Geely, will acquire shares of Meizu Technology. Discuss

Meizu is currently controlled by HuangXiuzhang and Taobao China Software Company with shares of 49.08% and 27.23%, respectively. Geely plans to sign an agreement to acquire a 79.09% stake in Meizu. If the deal goes through, Huang Xiuzhang's stake will drop to 9.79% and Taobao China will exit the enterprise entirely. A 79.09% stake in Geely would give the automaker control of the Chinese technology company.

It is worth noting that recently things have not been going well for Meizu. I wonder what Geely will do.