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Ricoh Acquires Avanti Computer Systems

On January 18, 2017, Ricoh acquired information technology company Avanti Computer Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ricoh’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Ricoh’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Ricoh’s 1st transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • Avanti Computer Systems was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-18
Target Avanti Computer Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Ricoh
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Avanti Computer Systems

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Avanti Computer Systems is a provider of Print MIS (Management Information System) targeted for the production print market. Avanti Computer Systems was formed in 1984 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Buyer

Ricoh

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees78,665
Revenue 2.53T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Ricoh was founded in 1936 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 14
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-08 Anajet

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Anajet LLC is a designer, innovator and manufacturer of proprietary direct-to-garment digital inkjet printer systems and consumable ink cartridges for the commercial apparel decoration and promotional product industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-26 LAC

Tokyo, Japan

LAC Corp. is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of an industrial printing systems for cars, liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, and much more. LAC was founded in 1983 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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