{"id":"5ec4f211-e796-4351-83ef-83bac04efd0c","slug":"lg-acquires-bear-robotics-2025","acquirerCompanyId":"b79ba0aa-a274-4261-bd33-a0da37081deb","acquiredCompanyId":"4f8b91eb-125f-4bd9-851c-7f0acf849e0d","acquirerName":"LG Electronics","acquiredName":"Bear Robotics","announcementDate":"2025-01-24T12:00:00.000Z","closeDate":"2025-01-24T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"majority_stake","valuationUsd":"600000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"LG Electronics took a 51% majority stake in food-service/serving-robot maker Bear Robotics (January 2025), making it an LG subsidiary; the deal reportedly valued Bear at about $600M and followed LG's March 2024 $60M investment for a 21% stake.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/lg-acquires-majority-stake-in-bear-robotics/","title":"LG acquires majority stake in Bear Robotics","sourceName":"The Robot Report"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-24T05:24:00.483Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:34:53.985Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"b79ba0aa-a274-4261-bd33-a0da37081deb","slug":"lg-electronics","name":"LG Electronics"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"4f8b91eb-125f-4bd9-851c-7f0acf849e0d","slug":"bear-robotics","name":"Bear Robotics"},"assets":[]}