Raymarine Marine Electronics
- Raymarine Marine Electronics
Raymarine is a manufacturer of electronic equipment for marine use. The company targets both recreational and light commercial markets with their products, which include:
*GPS Chartplotters
*VHF Radios
*Digital Fishfinders / Sonar
*Radar
*Self-steering gear (Autohelm / Autopilot)
*Satellite television
*Software solutions
The company was formed by a leveraged buyout of the consumer electronics branch of Raytheon corporation. With subsequent acquisitions it is now a major supplier of marine electronics.
Bibliography
* [http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,3604,1549762,00.html Guardian article on Raymarine]
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=Raymarine Google Finance company profile]
* [http://today.reuters.com/stocks/CompanyProfile.aspx?symbol=RAY.L Reuters company profile] .
* [http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/Default.asp?site=1&Section=1&Page=969&Parent=963 History at Raymarine.com]
* [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=742575&TICK=RTNB&STORY=/www/story/01-30-2001/0001415198&EDATE=Jan%2B30,%2B2001 Raytheon] press release about leveraged buyout.
* [http://www.marlinmag.com/article.jsp?ID=43683&destinationID= Coverage of sponsorship]
External links
[http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine Corporate Website]
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