A venture run by the founder of Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding plans to acquire an 79% stake in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu, a statement published by China's anti-monopoly regulator showed on Monday.
The State Administration of Market Regulation said that Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology Co Ltd had agreed to purchase the stake from two of Meizu's shareholders. It did not give a value for the deal.
Xingji Shidai and Meizu both said in similar statements that they had signed a strategic investment agreement but the deal was still being reviewed by regulators and details were still being negotiated.
Geely said in a statement to a Reuters query about the deal that there was a "close connection in technologies" between vehicle cockpits and smartphone software.
