Fujifilm Sues Xerox for $1 Billion over Failed Merger Deal
The Xerox-Fujifilm saga continues to roll on, with Bloomberg reporting that today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Fujifilm of......
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Fujfilm May Pursue Legal Action Seeking Damages over Terminated Xerox Deal
“Fujifilm disputes Xerox’s unilateral decision to terminate the transaction,” the company said in its statement.
Xerox Investor Deason Seeks Xerox Auction ASAP
Deason, however, didn’t rule out an offer from Fujifilm.
Xerox Calls Off Deal with Fujifilm, Will Install New Leadership
Robert J. Keegan, Charles Prince, Ann N. Reese, William Curt Hunter, and Stephen H. Rusckowski each resigned from the Xerox Board of Directors.
Icahn, Deason Reject Xerox Peace Offering, Denounce Leadership
Icahn and Deason claim they have been “approached by pretty much every major financial sponsor, and they have all expressed interest in Xerox.”
Xerox to Negotiate More Favorable Fujifilm Deal
In the letter, the board noted that Icahn and Deason have targeted management and the board with “personal, unsubstantiated attacks that we believe have been damaging to Xerox.”
Judge Blocks ‘Quick’ Appeal from Xerox
Xerox had asked that its appeal be heard quickly, “concerned that a delay might endanger the proposed deal.”
Deason, Icahn Post $150 Million Bond to Keep Temporary Injunction Against Fujifilm Deal
“We see several paths to victory – but none of them involve selling a 50.1% interest in Xerox in a deal that offers no control premium and leaves shareholders vulnerable to oppression by an overlord that is embroiled in an ever-widening accounting scandal,” said Icahn and Deason.
Ichan, Deason Pen Letter to Xerox Shareholders Urging End to Fujifilm Deal
“Over the next few months, we intend to see that ‘massively conflicted’ Jeff Jacobson and old guard directors like Bob Keegan, Ann Reese and Chuck Prince, who have already done so much damage to the company, and are continuing to do more damage with these actions, are held fully and personally liable for their misconduct.”
Xerox Appeals Court Decision that Blocks Xerox-Fuji Xerox Merger
The appeal also states that the decision harms Xerox shareholders by preventing them from voting on the proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger that the Xerox board concluded was both “value-maximizing and the only available option.”
Fujifilm Objects to New Proposed Xerox Agreement with Deason, Icahn
Fujifilm will review its plan to purchase Xerox for $6.1 billion, but also is said to have expressed serious concerns over the new developments.
In Stunning Reversal, Xerox Yields to Deason and Icahn in Far-Reaching Settlement
The new Xerox board will meet immediately to discuss alternatives to the proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger.
Court Papers Show Conflicted Xerox Board
Deason argues that Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson “acted without authorization” to negotiate a deal with Fujifilm, a deal that is is said to have “preserved his job at the expense of shareholder value.
Xerox, Fujifilm Said to be Renegotiating Proposed Merger; Other Interested Buyer Revealed
On Wednesday, Xerox also said that Xerox shareholders should disregard information from Icahn and Deason, stating the two are conducting a “highly disingenuous campaign” that distorts and omits key facts about Xerox and the proposed merger.
This Week in Imaging: Xerox Must Wish it Never Heard of Affiliated Computer Services
Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger of Xerox with Fuji Xerox sometime next month.
Deason, Icahn, Urge Xerox Partnership with HP, Apple, Others, Monetization of IP
On April 17th, activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, seeking to stop Fujifilm’s acquisition of Xerox for $6.1 billion and the creation of a new combined Xerox-Fuji Xerox, released a detailed presentation, Rescuing and Revitalizing an American Icon, that presents alternatives to the proposed deal.
