Segway Inc
Segway became a hugely popular transportation option, and in 2015, Chinese company Ninebot purchased Segway for $80 million. Ninebot was able to shift the company’s direction into the robotics and tech sector. In 2018, it was announced that the company would be moving from New Hampshire to China, but the majority of production would remain in Bedford.
John Hancock Life Insurance
While the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has many different branches, its most popular is life insurance. The company was founded in Boston in 1862, but was bought by Canadian company Manulife in 2004. Despite the acquisition, Manulife kept the company’s name, but moved operations to Toronto.