Thorn EMI
British company, 1979–1996 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979, when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It demerged back to separate companies in 1996.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Music, video, defence equipment |
Founded | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) with the merger of Thorn Electrical Industries and The EMI Group |
Defunct | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Fate | Demerged and subsequently broken up |
Headquarters | London , England |
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Subsidiaries | EMI |
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