UPDATE 3-Philips sells 80.1 pct of lighting components unit for $2.8 bln
March 31, 2015 at 04:58 AM EDT
AMSTERDAM, March 31 (Reuters) - Philips has agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in its lighting components division for $2.8 billion to Go Scale Capital, a technology fund that will seek to expand the company's automotive and LED businesses.