Packard Bell

PB Holdings Company
	Logo used since 2009
Formerly	Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. (1986–1996); Packard Bell NEC (1996–2006);
Company type	Private (1986–1996, 2006–2008); Subsidiary (1996–2006);
Industry	Computer
Founded	1986 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
Founder	Beny Alagem; Jason Barzilay; Alex Sandel;
Defunct	February 2008
Fate	Acquired by Acer Inc.
Headquarters	Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California (1986–1994); Westlake Village, California (1994–1995); Sacramento, California (1995–1999); 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2008–present);
Parent	NEC (1996–2006);

Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. was an American computer company independently active from 1986 to 1996, now a Dutch-registered computer manufacturing brand and subsidiary of Acer Inc. The company was founded in 1986, after Israeli-American investors bought the trademark rights to the Packard Bell Corporation from Teledyne. The investors wanted to name their newly formed personal computer manufacturing company producing discount computers in the North American markets.

In the late 1990s, Packard Bell became a subsidiary of Japanese electronics conglomerate NEC, Packard Bell NEC. In 1999, NEC stopped its North American operations and focused squarely the division on the European market, where it continued to sell PC and laptop under the Packard Bell name. In 2006, NEC divested Packard Bell, and in 2008, the brand was acquired by the Taiwanese consumer electronic firm Acer, in the aftermath of their takeover of Gateway, Inc.