This Week in Imaging: Xerox Scrapping Fujifilm Deal Results in Only More Headaches
It seems more than ironic that Xerox’s decision in May to scrap a complicated deal under which Fujifilm would take......
Commercial & Production Printing / Fuji Xerox / Inkjet / Kyocera / Managed Print & Document Services / Memjet / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 29, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
It seems more than ironic that Xerox’s decision in May to scrap a complicated deal under which Fujifilm would take......
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / News / Partnerships / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 27, 2018
The rift between Xerox and Fujifilm – which have operated Fuji Xerox for decades as a joint venture – continues to widen, with Fujifilm Chairman and CEO today penning a letter to newly appointed Xerox CEO John Visentin, in response to a letter Visentin had sent to him on Monday.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / News / Partnerships / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 26, 2018
Fujifilm said in a statement: “It is again no surprise to hear Xerox’s pretense to sell its products directly into the growing Asia-Pacific market.”
Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 22, 2018 · Last modified July 9, 2018
As we reported previously, in a separate lawsuit filed this week, Fujifilm also filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Xerox, demanding $1 billion in damages.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 21, 2018 · Last modified June 27, 2018
Fujifilm’s filing of a $1 billion breach-of-contact lawsuit this week in federal court against Xerox for scrapping the $6.1 billion......
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 18, 2018 · Last modified July 9, 2018
The Xerox-Fujifilm saga continues to roll on, with Bloomberg reporting that today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Fujifilm of......
Executive Management / Fuji Xerox / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 15, 2018 · Last modified June 21, 2018
The appointment is said to be customary, since Fuji Xerox is a joint venture between Xerox and Fujiflm, but the appointment of Icahn-backed Visentin to the board can’t be welcomed by Fujifilm, which saw it’s hopes of obtaining Xerox and merging it with Fuji Xerox dashed by Icahn and fellow investor Darwin Deason.
Fuji Xerox / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 8, 2018 · Last modified September 14, 2023
Fujifilm has said that taking control of Xerox “is the only option for the American company to have a future,” and has emphasized that it’s waiting for Xerox to come up with a new offer.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 7, 2018 · Last modified September 14, 2023
Komori said Fujifilm is “not opposed to considering any new proposal from the new Xerox board if it’s beneficial for both firms,” but that the $40 per share sought by Icahn and Deason is “too high.”
Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 4, 2018 · Last modified June 19, 2018
Print Week reports that, as Fujifilm recently threatened, it’s taken Xerox – which last month scrapped a complicated sale of......
Visentin assures employees that Xerox will continue “to run the business well” and support its thousands of customers.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 17, 2018 · Last modified May 26, 2018
While the new Xerox board was scheduled to meet this week to discuss alternatives, Icahn’s previously published report, “Rescuing and Revitalizing an American Icon,” may provide some clues about what will happen next if Xerox isn’t sold.
Executive Management / Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 16, 2018 · Last modified September 14, 2023
“Fujifilm disputes Xerox’s unilateral decision to terminate the transaction,” the company said in its statement.
Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / Mergers & Acquisitions / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 15, 2018
By refusing to dismiss their claims against Fujifilm, the law firm states that the Xerox shareholder lead plaintiffs aim to secure a more level playing field for all bidders of Xerox and to help ensure that “Fujifilm will not take further actions to disadvantage Xerox’s shareholders for its own benefit.”
Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 14, 2018 · Last modified May 17, 2018
Under the agreement announced yesterday, Carl Icahn consultant and former Hewlett-Packard and IBM executive John Visentin will be the new vice chairman of the Xerox board and new Xerox CEO, and various Xerox board members resigned
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 14, 2018 · Last modified July 28, 2020
Robert J. Keegan, Charles Prince, Ann N. Reese, William Curt Hunter, and Stephen H. Rusckowski each resigned from the Xerox Board of Directors.
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