Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) announced today that it has completed the
acquisition of SatSignal- Equipamentos de Comunicações
e de Navegação,
S.A., the distributor of Garmin’s consumer
products in Portugal. The company will be renamed Garmin Portugal–
Equipamentos de Comunicação
e Navegação, S. A.
and will continue operations at its current headquarters located in Cacém,
near Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr. Min Kao, chairman and CEO of Garmin Ltd., said “The
acquisition of SatSignal is expected to strengthen Garmin’s
presence in Portugal. We are pleased to welcome the SatSignal team into
the Garmin family and look forward to the full integration of SatSignal
into our European operations.”
Financial terms of the transaction were not released.
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subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation,
communication and information devices and applications since 1989 –
most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s
products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine,
aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the
Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United
States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit
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