There were rumours in November that Olympus would shut down its camera business within 8 months, which was flat out denied by Olympus.  Now, here we are, 8 months later, after several years of speculation and rumour and more denial, Olympus has indeed sold its camera and imaging business to a company called Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). It’s like “Surprise!” but not really.

Olympus posted the notification of signing a Memorandum of Understanding to the Olympus website, stating that Olympus had sold its imaging business to JIP. The legally-binding deal, they say, will be completed by September 30th, 2020. Here’s the complete statement from Olympus…
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