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Home / News / Tech News / Savant Systems Acquires GE Lighting

Savant Systems Acquires GE Lighting

  • May 27, 2020
  • 9:40 am
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Savant Systems has signed a definitive agreement to purchase GE Lighting, a division of GE. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Savant Founder and CEO Robert Madonna said, “Savant’s mission from the start has been to create the number-one smart home brand in the world, and I am confident that the acquisition of GE Lighting has moved us significantly toward that ultimate goal. We are committed to ensuring that GE Lighting’s long history of industry leadership continues, while bringing exceptional value and reliability to retail partners and consumers as the number one intelligent lighting company worldwide. Never before has connectivity, security, intelligent lighting and entertainment, all enjoyed within the comforts of home, been more top of mind with consumers.”

[Savant Systems President JC Murphy Sheds More Light on GE Lighting Acquisition]

Savant Robert Madonna

For GE, the sale is a re-focusing. “Today’s transaction is another important step in the transformation of GE into a more focused industrial company,” stated GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. “Our GE Lighting colleagues will join a fast-growing leader in home automation that shares their passion for bringing the future to light. Together with Savant, GE Lighting will continue its legacy of innovation, while we at GE will continue to advance the infrastructure technologies that are core to our company and draw on the roots of our founder, Thomas Edison.”

For nearly 130 years, GE Lighting has been at the forefront of every major lighting innovation, from the dawn of incandescent bulbs to industry-first LED and smart solutions along with the world’s first voice-embedded lighting product. Today, GE Lighting’s portfolio includes leading home lighting and innovative smart home solutions.

GE Lighting will remain headquartered in Cleveland, OH, and its more than 700 employees will transfer to Savant upon completion of the transaction.

The proposed transaction will bring together this legacy and expertise with Savant’s best-in-class smart home solutions and renowned culture of innovation, creating a union of trusted and recognizable premium brands in the lighting and connected home technology markets.

Savant, with products and solutions that span lighting, security, climate, whole-house entertainment including smart speakers, energy management, and beyond, is committed to supporting innovation in the lamp space, helping retailers grow point of sale year over year.

While the acquisition of GE Lighting will broaden the market reach of both brands, Savant remains committed to the professional installation channel for the home, and it will continue to invest heavily in the development of advanced products, solutions, and services for that market.

The proposed transaction includes a long-term licensing agreement for use of the GE brand. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close mid-2020.

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Residential Tech Today’s former executive editor Jeremy Glowacki is an editorial veteran with more than 20 years of professional experience with numerous publications. In 2000, he helped create and launch Residential Systems, a business and technology magazine for the custom integration business. He served as day-to-day editor of that title and content director of the CEDIA Daily, Systems Contractor News, and several other B2B titles until joining Innovative Properties Worldwide in 2018. Jeremy was named a CEDIA Fellow in 2012.
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