Samsung to acquire smart home platform SmartThings

Samsung Electronics entered into an agreement to acquire SmartThings, an open smart home platform, which will operate independently within Samsung's Open Innovation Center. This is a consumer electronics/IoT acquisition adjacent to HVAC controls, not a trades roll-up.

“Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SmartThings, a leading open platform for the smart home.”

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