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Japan: Fujifilm is taking over Xerox in a US$6.1b deal

By  |  January 31, 2018

Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings is set to take over Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal, combining the US company into their existing joint venture to gain scale and cut costs amid declining demand for office printing.

The acquisition announced on Wednesday, January 31, comes as Xerox has been under pressure to find new sources of growth as it struggles to reinvent its legacy business amid waning demand for office printing. Fujifilm is also trying to streamline its copier business with a larger focus on document solutions services.

Consolidation of R&D, procurement and other operations would enable Fuji Xerox to deliver at least US$1.7 billion in total cost savings by 2022, the two companies said.

Fujifilm now owns 75% of Fuji Xerox, the joint venture going back more than 50 years ago which sells photocopying products and services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Full Content: Bloomberg

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