Seeking a firmer footing amid waning demand for office printing, Xerox and Fujifilm agreed to a deal under which their existing five - decades - old joint
venture Fuji Xerox would buy back Fujifilm's 75 percent stake in it.
Japan's Fujifilm is set to take over Xerox, and combine the U.S. company into their joint
venture Fuji Xerox in an effort to cut costs, the companies said.
Not exact matches
In a complex deal,
Fuji Xerox would buy back Fujifilm's 75 percent stake in their joint
venture before Fujifilm would then purchase 50.1 percent of new Xerox shares.
Shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason had led a battle over a deal to combine the U.S. company into an existing joint
venture,
Fuji Xerox.
Fujifilm owns 75 % of the joint
venture, called
Fuji Xerox, which accounts for nearly half of the Japanese company's sales and operating profit.
On Jan. 31, Fujifilm said it was set to take over Xerox in a $ 6.1 billion deal and combine it into their existing joint
venture,
Fuji Xerox.
The complaint, brought by Deason's lawyers at King and Spalding, alleges that the
Fuji - Xerox joint
venture contains a «crown jewel lock - up right that allows
Fuji to control Xerox's intellectual property and manufacturing rights in the $ 36 billion Asia - Pacific market in the event Xerox were to sell to another suitor.»
The $ 6.1 billion deal, which would combine Xerox into an existing joint
venture with
Fuji, drew opposition from prominent shareholders such as Darwin Deason, Xerox's largest individual shareholder, who sued in New York state court saying the deal undervalues the American copier and printing company.
Deason also claims an accounting scandal at the
Fuji - Xerox joint
venture and an independent report that criticized
Fuji for its prominent role in contributing to the matter gave Xerox the right to terminate the joint
venture agreements.
The $ 6.1 billion deal, announced in January, would combine Xerox into an existing joint
venture with
Fuji, but it drew opposition from prominent shareholders.
It warned that the environment for its
Fuji Xerox
venture was «increasingly severe» and said that «a fundamental structural reform will be implemented.»
FUJIFILM Holdings and Xerox Announce Agreement to Combine
Fuji Xerox Joint
Venture with Xerox.
The multi-stage deal will combine Xerox with an existing Asia - focused joint
venture,
Fuji Xerox, which is 75 percent - owned by Fujifilm.
It worked:
Fuji Bank supported the
venture.
We also took three - day trips and
ventured to Osaka, Kyoto and Mt.
Fuji.
Although initial production began in Japan, the car will be built at
Fuji Heavy Industries» joint
venture plant with Isuzu Motors in Indiana beginning in the fall.
- Legacy will have to support
Fuji Heavy Industries» 51 percent share in its $ 550 million joint -
venture plant with Isuzu Motors, set to begin production this September in Lafayette, Ind..