This Week in Imaging: HP-Xerox Proxy War is On
The big story this week – perhaps of the year itself – is the commencement of a hostile takeover bid...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 6, 2019 · Last modified December 16, 2019
The big story this week – perhaps of the year itself – is the commencement of a hostile takeover bid...
Both Kyocera and EFI were said to have been interested in acquiring Impika but negotiations didn’t succeed with either company.
Icahn directly attacks the HP board of directors, stating that they are practicing delay tactics “aimed at attempting to preserve the lucrative positions of the CEO and members of the board.”
Financial News / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 3, 2019 · Last modified December 16, 2019
In a regulatory document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Xerox disclosed today that it’s revising......
Our prediction: expect an Ichan proxy war with HP’s board and get ready for some fireworks.
While HP is still leaving open the possibility for an HP-Xerox combination, that possibility is appearing smaller and smaller as the possibility of a proxy war looms ahead.
“3D printing is going to transform manufacturing, and Xerox is going to drive that change.”
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 22, 2019 · Last modified December 3, 2019
It turns out, not much. In the inkjet department, this week’s big news was Epson America’s introduction of its new...
On Sunday, HP Inc.’s board of directors rejected Xerox’s offer to buy it out for $33.5 billion, or $22 per......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 18, 2019 · Last modified December 3, 2019
On November 18th, the Imaging Supplies Coalition for Intellectual Property Protection (ISC) announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
HP stated that its board of directors “unanimously concluded” that Xerox’s offer (approximately $33 billion) “significantly undervalues HP and is not in the best interests of HP shareholders.”
Carl Icahn, who was largely responsible for the derailment of last year’s proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger, has disclosed that he now owns a 4.2 percent in HP Inc., which is worth approximately $1.2 billion.
Featured Posts / HP / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 11, 2019
However, Bloomberg characterized the issues between the two companies as “potentially intractable disagreements.”
Brother / Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified November 19, 2019
However, the A4 color MFP market is increasing at a high rate and for the first time these shipments were higher than A4 monochrome MFP shipments.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 8, 2019 · Last modified November 19, 2019
The sale of its stake, puts an end to Xerox’s 57 year-old joint venture with Fujifilm.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 8, 2019
The goal of Icahn and Deason isn’t to create the world’s largest copier/printer company, but instead appears to drive the Xerox share price to $40 and then sell.
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