IPhone Maker Pegatron to Take Over Casing Unit to Fight Luxshare
- Seen as defensive step to guard market from Chinese rival
- Pegatron and Foxconn face a growing challenge from Luxshare
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iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp. is taking over Casetek Holdings Ltd., strengthening its position against rising Chinese rival Luxshare Precision Industry Co.
Taiwan’s Pegatron, which along with larger competitor Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. makes most of the world’s iPhones, said in a statement it will acquire the rest of the device casings maker it doesn’t own, then take private a unit valued at about $1 billion.