M&A Deal Summary

Sony Acquires Konica Minolta PI

On January 19, 2006, Sony acquired electronics company Konica Minolta PI from Konica Minolta

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sony’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Sony’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-01-19
Target Konica Minolta PI
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Sony
Sellers(s) Konica Minolta
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Konica Minolta PI

Japan
Konica Minolta PI develops, designs, and produces digital SLR cameras compatible with Konica Minolta PI's Maxxum/Dynax lens mount system.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sony

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Electronics
Employees112,300
Revenue 12.96T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Sony's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Entrance to Sony's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

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
PREVIOUS DEAL
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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Konica Minolta

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1873
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees39,378
Revenue 1.13T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Konica Minolta office building in North Sydney, Australia.
Konica Minolta office building in North Sydney, Australia.

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
PREVIOUS DEAL
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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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.

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