India, June 6 -- Pinewood Technologies Group Plc (PINE.L), a cloud-based software provider for the automotive retail industry, and Lithia UK Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lithia & Driveway (LAD), on Friday announced a deal in which Pinewood.AI will buy Lithia's 51% interest in their North American joint venture for $76.5 million. The JV is valued at $150 million.
The acquisition will be completed through the issuance of 14.560 million new shares of Pinewood.AI.
"Full ownership of the joint venture gives Pinewood.AI complete control of its North American platform, removing potential barriers to its broader adoption and supporting its expansion across the region's $6.5 billion automotive retail software sector," Pinewood.AI sa...