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Ricoh Acquires Ricoh

On January 22, 2014, Ricoh acquired information technology company Ricoh from Best Buy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ricoh’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Ricoh’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ricoh’s 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-22
Target Ricoh
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Ricoh
Sellers(s) Best Buy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

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.

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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 5 of 17
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: Pennsylvania M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 4 of 7
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-01 Pentax Camera

Tokyo, Japan

Buy $124M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-09 MarcomCentral

Solana Beach, California, United States

PTI Marketing Technologies, Inc. is a provider of online print solutions to commercial and digital print service providers, ad agencies and direct marketing companies.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Best Buy

Richfield, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Retail
Employees85,000
Revenue 41.5B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Best Buy's corporate headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota.
Entrance to Best Buy's corporate headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota.

Best Buy is a multi-channel consumer electronics retailer with stores in the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico. Best Buy also sells through its BestBuy.com website. Best Buy was founded in 1966 and is based in Richfield, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-30 Carphone Warehouse

London, United Kingdom

Carphone Warehouse Ltd is a mobile phone retailer. It provides unbeatable prices on contract phones compared across the widest range of networks at Carphone Warehouse.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-15 GreatCall

San Diego, California, United States

GreatCall, Inc. is a provider of connected health and personal emergency response services (PERS) for active aging, serving over 800,000 subscribers across the United States. GreatCall's product offering includes senior-friendly hardware combined with one-touch connectivity to trained agents who can answer questions, dispatch emergency personnel, connect to family caregivers and provide additional concierge services. GreatCall is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Buy $800M
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