Thorn Electrical Industries
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Thorn Electrical Industries Limited was a British electrical engineering company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, but merged with EMI Group to form Thorn EMI in 1979. It was de-merged in 1996 and became a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but was acquired by the Japanese Nomura Group only two years later. It is now owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Electrical engineering |
Founded | March 1928 as The Electrical Lamp Service Company Ltd. |
Defunct | 1998 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Thorn EMI |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Founders - Sir Jules Thorn, Alfred Deutsch |
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Parent | Terra Firma Capital Partners |
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