Acquisition
Syrp talks about the new app, the Vitec acquisition and what it means for customers
Apr 14, 2019
John Aldred
Syrp has released a new app for iOS and Android to allow you to control your Syrp products from your mobile device. Addressing a number of…
CEO resigns as Xerox scraps $6.1 billion sale to Fujifilm
May 14, 2018
John Aldred
It was only February when it was announced that Fujifilm would be acquiring American-owned Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal. It seems that now, though,…
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi considering purchasing GoPro, report says
Apr 13, 2018
John Aldred
It’s not much of a secret that GoPro is struggling. They’ve dropped from a value of more than $10 billion at their peak to around…
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…
Manfrotto just bought out JOBY and Lowepro to expand into vlogging markets
Sep 25, 2017
John Aldred
It looks like vlogging has turned from being the strange pastime of a select few “self-absorbed” individuals into a more mainstream pursuit. When companies like…
Lexar to carry on under new ownership with potential grand plans for the future
Sep 7, 2017
John Aldred
There was a lot of upset with the recent announcement that Micron were to discontinue the Lexar brand. A lot of previous and potential customers…
Report says Japanese government wants Fuji to “help” Nikon by buying a stake in it
Jun 7, 2017
John Aldred
This is an odd and unexpected bit of potential news. I say potential because at the moment it’s mostly a rumour. But it’s quite an…
Flickr’s future uncertain as Verizon seem set to buy Yahoo for $5 billion
Jul 25, 2016
John Aldred
It’s not new information that Yahoo has been struggling. It may have been one of the Internet’s original giants, but they just can’t keep up and…
Bowens Lighting and Calumet Photographic acquired by AURELIUS, bad news for Bowens?
Jun 7, 2016
John Aldred
After Calumet’s closure of US based retail stores and filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2014, it was pretty clear they were in trouble. With Bowens, this news comes…