10 Successful Joint Ventures Examples (International and Domestic)

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1. Sony Ericsson

Depending on how old you are, you might remember the original entities of our last member of the 10 successful joint ventures examples (international and domestic) list. If you recall, Ericsson was a Swedish technology expert specializing in mobile networks. Sony and Ericsson decided to start a successful joint venture in 2001 with 50-50 share in profits. The merger was so successful that hardly anyone remembered these are two different companies. However, nothing lasts forever in the business world, and The Guardian reports that the alliance ended in 2011 with Sony buying off Ericsson’s share for over one billion dollars because it wanted to improve the overall offer to the consumers.

Successful Joint Ventures Examples (International and Domestic)

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