Bosch (Power Tools)
German power tools, part of the much larger Robert Bosch GmbH industrial group. The tool division is a small fraction of the overall Bosch business.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1886
- HQ
- Germany
- Manufacturing
- Germany,Switzerland,Malaysia,China,Various
- Ownership type
- Trust/Foundation-owned
- Parent
- Robert Bosch GmbH (92% owned by Robert Bosch Stiftung)
Ownership
Robert Bosch GmbH is majority-owned (92%) by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charitable foundation. Structurally protected from acquisition. Power tools are a minor segment of a much larger conglomerate that also makes fuel injection systems, appliances, and automotive sensors.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
Any change to the foundation ownership structure. Sale of the tool division.