Acquisition

Nikon paid $85,000,000 for RED to make Z mount cine cameras

May 10, 2024 John Aldred

Two months ago, Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon bought US cinema camera manufacturer RED. No specifics of the acquisition, such as how much they paid, were…



Nikon acquires RED

Mar 7, 2024 John Aldred

No, it’s not April 1st yet. I might have just woken up, but I did double-check the date. Nikon has announced that it is to…



Photographers finally paid after Freepik acquires EyeEm

Oct 16, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Earlier this year, after years of struggle, Germany-based stock photo website EyeEm went bust. It had stopped paying photographers even before that, but hey, good…



The company that owns OM System now also owns Toshiba after $14bn deal

Aug 14, 2023 John Aldred

This is an interesting one. Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), the private equity company which saved Olympus’ camera division, is buying out Toshiba for $14 billion….



Logitech acquires Finland-based Loupedeck

Jul 21, 2023 John Aldred

In what’s turning out to be an interesting journey to transition Logitech more into the creator space, the company has acquired desktop console company, Loupedeck….



Litra has been acquired by Logitech

May 17, 2021 John Aldred

Litra’s range of LED lights have become very popular over the last few years. Their products fit into that small LED niche accompanied by names…



Facebook buys GIPHY, plans to integrate it into Instagram

May 15, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Facebook has just bought GIPHY, the popular GIF-sharing platform. According to the announcement, the company plans to integrate it into Instagram, making it easier to…



Shutterfly to be merged with Snapfish after $2.7B acquisition

Jun 13, 2019 John Aldred

American private equity firm, Apollo Global Management LLC (AGM), has agreed to acquire photo printing platforms Shutterfly and Snapfish. According to Reuters, AGM is set…



500px sold to Visual China Group, the “Getty of China”

Feb 26, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Today, 500px has announced that they got fully acquired by Visual China Group (VCG), also known as the “Getty Images of China.” VCG was 500px’s…



Fujifilm becomes Fuji Xerox in acquisition creating an $18 billion monster

Feb 1, 2018 John Aldred

Yes, the Japanese company, Fujifilm Holdings, which makes everything from cameras to makeup is acquiring Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal. The merger is reported…