Canon - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Canon M&A Summary

Canon has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Canon’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Axis Communications AB for $2.8B. Canon has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (50%) and technology hardware (50%).

Canon Business Overview

Where is Canon headquartered?

Canon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Canon’s revenue?

Canon disclosed revenue of 4,031,414M JPY for 2022 and 3,513,357M JPY for 2021.

How many employees does Canon have?

Canon has 184,034 employees.

What sector is Canon in?

Canon is a technology hardware company.

When was Canon founded?

Canon was founded in 1933.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3

Canon

Canon, Inc.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-ku,
Tokyo, 146-8501
Japan,
+81 3 3758 2111
www.global.canon

Canon is a manufacturing company. The Office segment develops, manufactures and sells office complex machines and copiers, personal copiers, laser complex machines and printers, digital production printing systems, business high-speed continuous printers, wide format printers and document solutions. Canon was incorporated in 1933 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
vol $2.8B $2.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Redlen Technologies, Inc. 2021-09-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Saanichton, British Columbia · www.redlen.com
Quality Electrodynamics LLC (QED) 2019-10-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Mayfield Village, Ohio · www.qedinnovations.com
Axis Communications AB 2015-02-10 2.8B SEK Add-on Acquisition
Lund, Sweden · www.axis.com
Molecular Imprints Inc. (MII) 2014-04-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.molecularimprints.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Axis Communications AB 2015-02-10 Citilog SAS 2021-04-29 1
Lund, Sweden · www.axis.com Bagneux, France · www.citilog.fr
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.    - Nihon Silicon Graphics 2011-03-09 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.canon.jp Tokyo, Japan
Canon U.S.A., Inc.    - Canon Technology Solutions, Inc. 2009-02-02 1
Melville, New York · www.usa.canon.com Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Canon Electronics Inc.    - Asia Pacific System Research Co., Ltd. 2008-10-14 1
Chichibu, Japan · www.canon-elec.co.jp Tokyo, Japan

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 2 (50%) - - -
Technology Hardware 2 (50%) 2.8B (100%) - -
Total 4 $2.8B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Sweden 1 2.8B - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 4 (100%) 2.8B (100%) - -
Total 4 $2.8B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.8B
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest Axis Communications AB
$2.8B (2015-02-10)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Revenue

4,031,414   15% 2022
3,513,357   12% 2021
3,160,243   13% 2020
3,593,299   10% 2019
3,951,937   4% 2018
4,080,015   20% 2017
3,401,487   11% 2016
3,800,271   2% 2015
3,727,252   1% 2014
3,731,380   2013
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Employees

184,034

Established

1933

Public

NYSE: CAJ

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