M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-01-19 |
| Target | Konica Minolta PI |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Buyer(s) | Sony |
| Sellers(s) | Konica Minolta |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Employees | 112,300 |
| Revenue | 12.96T JPY (2025) |
Sony is a global company operating in the fields of electronics, entertainment, and technology. The Company operates across various business segments, including electronics, gaming, music, movies, and financial services, offering a diverse range of high-quality products and services to customers worldwide. Sony was founded in 1946 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 16 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 |
Aiwa Co.
Japan Aiwa Co., Ltd. was a Japanese consumer electronics company that produced audio and video equipment. The Company was formed in 1951. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-22 |
Gracenote
Emeryville, California, United States Gracenote, Inc. is a provider of embedded technology, enriched content, and data services for digital entertainment solutions within the Internet, consumer electronics, mobile, and automotive markets. |
Buy | $260M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Employees | 39,378 |
| Revenue | 1.13T JPY (2025) |
Konica Minolta is a manufacturer of copiers, laser printers, multi-functional peripherals and digital print systems. Konica Minolta was founded in 1873 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 5 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-04 |
American Litho
Carol Stream, Illinois, United States American Litho, Inc. is a full-service commercial printer company offering heatset and non-heatset color web and sheetfed printing as well ad digital prepress, binding, fulfillment and mailing services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 |
Konica Minolta ID Imaging Co.
Japan Konica Minolta ID Imaging Co., Ltd. is a provider of digital photo booths. |
Sell | - |