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Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979, when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It demerged back to separate companies in 1996.
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Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. 1979 EMI was acquired by Thorn Electrical Industries to form Thorn EMI [1] one of the largest operating companies in the UK.
Sep 17, 2023 · The company that began in 1979 as Thorn Electrical Industries and the merger with EMI (Electric Musical Industries) together two years later created Thorn EMI Video in 1981.
Thorn EMI Plc was a British conglomerate formed by the merger of Thorn Electrical Industries and EMI Ltd. in 1980. It operated in various fields such as electronics, entertainment, and medical equipment, but faced challenges from competition and market changes.
In October 1979, EMI merged with Thorn Electrical Industries to create Thorn EMI. On 16 August 1996, Thorn EMI shareholders voted in favour of demerging Thorn from EMI again: the Company became EMI Group plc, and the electronics and rentals divisions were divested as Thorn plc. The company broke up in 2012.
Thorn Electrical Industries Limited was a British electrical engineering company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, but merged with EMI Group to form Thorn EMI in 1979. It was de-merged in 1996 and became a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but was acquired by the Japanese Nomura Group only two years later.
The purchase gave Thorn EMI 50 percent of the rental market in the United States and made the company the largest rental company in the world. Acquisitions of lighting fixture makers in France and Sweden made Thorn EMI the leader in lighting in Europe.
