M&A Deal Summary

Ricoh Acquires Pentax Camera

On October 1, 2011, Ricoh acquired electronics company Pentax Camera from HOYA for 124M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ricoh’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Ricoh’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ricoh’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-10-01
Target Pentax Camera
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Ricoh
Sellers(s) HOYA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 124M USD

Target

Pentax Camera

Tokyo, Japan

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Buyer(S) 1

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 4 of 17
Sector: Electronics M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 14
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-27 IKON Office Solutions

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

IKON Office Solutions manufactures and supplies document management systems for various business clients.

Buy $1.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-22 Ricoh

Exton, Pennsylvania, United States

Ricoh is a provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions designed to support the digital transformation of workplaces and workspaces and optimise business performance. Ricoh is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HOYA

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1941
Sector Electronics
Employees37,909
Revenue 885.8B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

HOYA is a manufacturer of optical products such as photomasks, photomask blanks, and glass magnetic-memory disks, contact lenses, and eyeglass lenses using wavefront technology. HOYA was founded in 1941 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-28 Hoya ConBio France EURL

Courtaboeuf,, France

Hoya ConBio France EURL manufactures laser systems for medical and dental purposes. PhotoAcoustic energy technology, which uses high-speed energy waves to penetrate the skin in nanoseconds, minimizing the amount of heat in each procedure.

Sell $25M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Knecht & Müller AG

Stein am Rhein, Switzerland

Knecht & Müller AG is a provide holders glasses customized products, and offering innovative optical precision.

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