Garmin® completes acquisition of Tacx
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of Tacx Onroerend en Roerend Goed B.V (“Tacx”), a
privately-held Dutch company that designs and manufactures indoor bike
trainers, tools and accessories, as well as indoor training software and
applications.
“We are pleased to have the Tacx team join the Garmin family, and we are
excited to add indoor training solutions to the Garmin fitness
portfolio,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin president and CEO. “We are looking
forward to leveraging the outstanding expertise and skills of the Tacx
team to provide a seamless indoor and outdoor experience for athletes
year round.”
Tacx will continue operations at its current headquarters in Wassenaar,
Netherlands, along with its distribution center located in Vogt,
Germany. The company employs nearly 200 associates who will become part
of the global Garmin team. To further leverage the growing market for
indoor bike trainers, Tacx will continue its capital investment project
currently underway to expand its R&D and production capacity. Financial
terms of the transaction were not released.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless
devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active
lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets, including automotive,
aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information,
visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the
Media Relations department at 913-397-8200, or follow us at
facebook.com/garmin, instagram.com/garmin, twitter.com/garmin, or
youtube.com/garmin.
About Garmin
Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal
subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd.
and its business. Such statements are based on management’s current
expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in
this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as
a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting
Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018, filed
by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file
number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/company/investors.
No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Contacts
MEDIA CONTACT:
Carly Hysell
Garmin International, Inc.
Phone
| 913/397-8200
E-Mail | media.relations@garmin.com
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.
We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.
Make a donation