by Owen Collins | Aug 2, 2018 | City News
A general meeting of the OEM’s stakeholders failed to result in voices in favour of Fujifilm’s acquisition, leaving the controversial merger hanging in the balance. Fujilfilm’s hopes at resurrecting the deal now rest on appealing the injunction issued by a US court...
by Owen Collins | Aug 1, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Chairman and CEO of the OEM has said whilst it still intends to work towards the acquisition of Xerox, the deal is “not indispensable” for Fujifilm’s future growth. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that in an interview with Shigetaka Komori, the CEO declared that...
by Owen Collins | Aug 1, 2018 | City News
The OEM has published its latest financial results for Q1 of the current fiscal year (ending 30th June), with plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Konica Minolta’s revenue for the period was ¥255.2 billion ($2.28 billion/€1.95 billion), an increase of 9.8 percent on last...
by Owen Collins | Aug 1, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM has been named to three responsible investment indexes for the second consecutive year. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Selected Leaders Index, and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index were all designated as environmental, social, and...
by Owen Collins | Jul 31, 2018 | City News
The OEM has published its latest financial results, with the first quarter of the year (ending June the 30th) proving lucrative for the company. Net sales for Sharp rose 5.4 percent, hitting ¥533.8 billion ($4.78 billion/€4.07 billion), up from ¥506.4 billion ($4.54...