Investments
5Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About Lear
Lear (NYSE: LEA) is a global automotive technology provider of seating and e-systems products. The company designs, develops, engineers, manufactures and distributes seat covers and surface materials such as leather and fabric, seat structures and mechanisms, seat foam, headrests, terminals and connectors, junction boxes, and more. It was founded in 1917 and is based in Southfield, Michigan.
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Lear Investments
5 Investments
Lear has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was in CelLink as part of their Series D on February 2, 2022.
Lear Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/16/2022 | Series D | CelLink | $250M | Yes | 8 | |
8/2/2017 | Series A - V | |||||
2/13/2017 | Series D | |||||
9/13/2016 | Series C | |||||
2/3/2016 | Series A - IV |
Date | 2/16/2022 | 8/2/2017 | 2/13/2017 | 9/13/2016 | 2/3/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series D | Series A - V | Series D | Series C | Series A - IV |
Company | CelLink | ||||
Amount | $250M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 8 |
Lear Acquisitions
12 Acquisitions
Lear acquired 12 companies. Their latest acquisition was InTouch on November 18, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/18/2022 | Acquired | 10 | ||||
5/20/2022 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
5/19/2022 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
10/28/2021 | ||||||
3/25/2021 |
Date | 11/18/2022 | 5/20/2022 | 5/19/2022 | 10/28/2021 | 3/25/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | |||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Lear Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Lear has 10 strategic partners and customers. Lear recently partnered with Magna International, and General Motors on January 1, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/1/2022 | Vendor, and Client | Canada, and United States | Magna Seating plans $100 million plant to serve GM in suburban Detroit Southfield-based competitor Lear Corp. has been the seating supplier on GM 's Silverado and GMC Sierra programs and announced a year ago that it won the contract for the 2024 Silverado EV being built at Factory Zero . | 1 | |
11/8/2021 | Vendor | United States | 1 | ||
11/1/2021 | Partner | China | 07:00 ET Lear, Shinry Forming Joint Venture for Onboard Vehicle Chargers SOUTHFIELD , Mich. , Nov. 1 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Lear Corporation , a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems , today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture with Shinry -LRB- 300745 . | 1 | |
11/1/2021 | Partner | ||||
9/23/2021 | Partner |
Date | 1/1/2022 | 11/8/2021 | 11/1/2021 | 11/1/2021 | 9/23/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor, and Client | Vendor | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Canada, and United States | United States | China | ||
News Snippet | Magna Seating plans $100 million plant to serve GM in suburban Detroit Southfield-based competitor Lear Corp. has been the seating supplier on GM 's Silverado and GMC Sierra programs and announced a year ago that it won the contract for the 2024 Silverado EV being built at Factory Zero . | 07:00 ET Lear, Shinry Forming Joint Venture for Onboard Vehicle Chargers SOUTHFIELD , Mich. , Nov. 1 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Lear Corporation , a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems , today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture with Shinry -LRB- 300745 . | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lear Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Lear has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Acquired | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor, Sole Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Acquired |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor, Sole Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Lear Team
16 Team Members
Lear has 16 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Ray Scott.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ray Scott | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Name | Ray Scott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||
Status | Current |
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