LEDVANCE GmbH
DE-OSRAM-Klassik-Lampen-Spinoff since 2016 — UV-C-Range (T5/T8 + 2G7/2G11 Compact 7-60W), MLS-Tochter since 2018, EUR 1,35 Mrd revenue, 140+ Laender.
About the company
LEDVANCE GmbH is a German general-lighting manufacturer, founded 2016 as a spinoff of the classic lamp arm of Osram Licht AG (today ams-OSRAM AG, also in this directory). HQ at Parkring 29-33, Garching near Munich (Hochbrück, Munich district, Bavaria). Sold to a Chinese consortium (IDG Capital + MLS Electronics + Yiwu State-Owned Assets) on 3 March 2017 for EUR 400 m; in April 2018 MLS Co. Ltd. (Chinese LED holding) became sole owner. Activities: LED lamps, classic low-pressure Hg lamps, LED luminaires, smart home/building solutions. EUR 1.35 bn revenue (2023), sales in 140+ countries. UV-C line under the OSRAM-by-LEDVANCE brand: low-pressure Hg germicidal lamps 7-60 W in T5/T8/compact form (G13 HNS, 2G7 DULUX S, 2G11 DULUX L) at a 253.7 nm peak with no ozone formation — for healthcare, pharma, semiconductor manufacturing, food industry, pools/spas. Complementary to ams-OSRAM AG, which manufactures OSLON UV-3535 LEDs (UV-C LED line); LEDVANCE covers the classic Hg range while ams-OSRAM covers the LED range.
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Industry story · Lifecycle
- 01.07.2016 Spin-off
Spinoff from Osram Licht AG as LEDVANCE (2016)
In summer 2016 the classic lamps division (General Lighting Lamps) was spun off from Osram Licht AG and founded as the independent company "LEDVANCE GmbH". Strategic rationale at OSRAM: focus on LED + semiconductor business (today's ams-OSRAM AG); classic Mercury lamp business to continue independently.
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- 03.03.2017 Acquisition
Acquisition by Chinese consortium (IDG + MLS + Yiwu) for EUR 400M (2017)
On 3 March 2017 a Chinese consortium consisting of IDG Capital Partners (strategic investor), MLS Co. Ltd. (Chinese lighting holding) and Yiwu State-Owned Assets Operation Center (financial investor) closed the acquisition of LEDVANCE for EUR 400M. Economic effect 2017-03-01. Strategic rationale: MLS wanted European market access + the OSRAM classic lamps tradition.
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- 01.04.2018 Acquisition
MLS Co. Ltd. becomes sole owner (2018)
In April 2018 MLS Co. Ltd. acquired the shares of co-investors IDG and Yiwu and became the sole owner of LEDVANCE. LEDVANCE is now a 100% Chinese subsidiary — a notable case in the Western lighting industry where a German classic lamp manufacturer is fully transferred to Chinese ownership.
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