▁has ▁plants ▁in ▁five ▁countries : ▁Tun is ia , ▁Niger ia , ▁Egypt , ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁purchased ▁a ▁Men eg h etti ' s ▁factory ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁began ▁placing ▁its ▁products ▁in ▁European ▁ret ail ▁ch ains , ▁either ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁brand ▁or ▁under ▁O EM ▁agre ements ▁with ▁foreign ▁partners . ▁Currently ▁Ha ier ▁has ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁Ha ier ▁App li ances ▁( Ind ia ) ▁P . ▁Ltd ▁initi ated ▁its ▁commercial ▁operations ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Its ▁headquarters ▁is ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁it ▁had ▁ 3 3 ▁operations , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁Bang al ore , ▁Chen na i ▁and ▁Kol k ata . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁most ▁trust ed ▁br ands ▁in ▁India ▁by ▁The ▁Brand ▁Trust ▁Report , ▁a ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁Trust ▁Research ▁Ad vis ory . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ha ier ▁made ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁ac quire ▁May tag ▁Corporation , ▁back ed ▁by ▁private ▁equ ity ▁funds ▁Black stone ▁Group ▁and ▁B ain ▁Capital . ▁The ▁bid ▁was ▁for ▁US $ 1 . 2 8 ▁billion , ▁or ▁$ 1 6 ▁per ▁share , ▁to pping ▁a ▁previous ▁offer ▁of ▁$ 1 4 . 2 6 ▁per ▁share ▁made ▁by ▁R ipp