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Monday, 28 August, 2023

Exor NV
Exor’s €2.6bn Philips stake furthers Agnelli family healthcare push, says scion
John Elkann describes company’s latest deal as part of natural adjustment of carmaking dynasty’s portfolio
Monday, 14 August, 2023

Billionaire Agnelli family takes 15% stake in Philips
Exor says it supports Dutch group’s shift from consumer electronics to healthcare
Monday, 24 April, 2023

Philips expects $600mn in litigation costs over faulty medical devices
Dutch health technology group makes provision for resolution of a class-action lawsuit
Monday, 13 February, 2023

Netherlands
Made in Eindhoven: the small Dutch city that became a tech powerhouse
The home of semiconductor group ASML has transformed itself since suffering industrial decline in the 1990s
Monday, 24 October, 2022

Philips to cut 4,000 jobs worldwide
Dutch group launches overhaul in bid to save €300mn annually
Monday, 12 September, 2022

Lex
Philips: sleep devices could mean costly problems lie ahead Premium content
Dutch group does not know yet the extent of US legal claims against it
Tuesday, 16 August, 2022

Philips chief exits in wake of fallout from medical device recall
Frans van Houten’s sudden departure comes after the Dutch company recalled faulty products
Monday, 25 July, 2022

Philips blames China and supply logjams for latest guidance cut
Shares fall to nine-year low as Dutch medical equipment maker warns sales growth will miss previous expectations
Friday, 11 March, 2022

Merryn Somerset Webb
An energy shock and high inflation: are the 1970s reborn?
One thing is for sure. We won’t be going back to the 2010s
Wednesday, 12 January, 2022

Philips shares slide after profit warning and recall extension
Dutch group earnings hit by millions of faulty medical devices and supply chain disruptions
Monday, 18 October, 2021

Philips’ chief defends faulty component used in 10m products
Dutch manufacturer has recalled about 3.5m machines that used flawed part
Friday, 27 August, 2021

News in-depth
Philips device recall leaves sleep apnoea sufferers in distress
Dutch group’s market cap takes €10bn hit after detection of faulty component that patients say worsens their health
Monday, 26 July, 2021

Philips’ chief plays down litigation risk over faulty component
Dutch group’s shares have plunged since discovery of defective part in its sleep and respiratory devices
Monday, 26 April, 2021

Philips bets on growth of online health services to power sales
Dutch group to use shift to web for treatment to boost profits
Sunday, 13 September, 2020

Leadership
Transforming an electronics group
Philips’ Frans van Houten is breaking up a venerable conglomerate and focusing on health tech
Monday, 20 April, 2020

Royal Philips predicts intensive care beds must double globally
Healthcare tech group chief calls estimate to deal with coronavirus ‘conservative’ as it boosts medical equipment production
Monday, 20 April, 2020

Lex
Philips: ventilator pitch Premium content
Strategic decisions by chief executive make the Dutch company a safe bet
Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

LexPersonal & Household Goods
Royal Philips: device divide Premium content
The lights may be long gone, but the future is bright
Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

Philips plans to sell or spin off domestic appliances business
Dutch conglomerate says coffee machines and vacuum cleaners are no longer a ‘strategic fit’
Thursday, 10 October, 2019

Lex
Royal Philips/trade wars: bump in the night Premium content
Unpredictable impact of geopolitics is causing sleeplessness
Thursday, 10 October, 2019

Philips blames trade war as it warns on profit
Shares in Dutch healthcare technology group drop 9% as US-China dispute bites
Thursday, 2 May, 2019

Professional services
Long-playing DVD case sets a patent precedent
The Philips case in India that is rewriting intellectual property rules
Monday, 29 April, 2019

Philips posts rise in first-quarter earnings as China boosts sales
Dutch health technology group benefits from growth markets while mature ones slide
Sunday, 3 February, 2019

Lex
Philips/Healthineers: organ players Premium content
Both groups are bets on fast-changing medical tech, but which has better vital signs?
Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

Philips reports 5% sales boost despite market volatility