This Week in Imaging: HP-Xerox Proxy War is On
The big story this week – perhaps of the year itself – is the commencement of a hostile takeover bid...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 6, 2019 · Last modified December 16, 2019
The big story this week – perhaps of the year itself – is the commencement of a hostile takeover bid...
Icahn directly attacks the HP board of directors, stating that they are practicing delay tactics “aimed at attempting to preserve the lucrative positions of the CEO and members of the board.”
Our prediction: expect an Ichan proxy war with HP’s board and get ready for some fireworks.
Canon / Featured Posts / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2019
“If you are evolving as a sales rep or as a company, this is an exciting to time to be in the business, because the trajectory is still going up for business growth, solutions and profits.”
On November 26th, HP Inc. announced results for its fourth quarter and its full fiscal 2019 year. Fourth Quarter Fourth-quarter...
Xerox today threatened a hostile takeover of HP – a term generally defined as one company that seeks to purchase...
While HP is still leaving open the possibility for an HP-Xerox combination, that possibility is appearing smaller and smaller as the possibility of a proxy war looms ahead.
The Xerox-HP Inc. saga continues, with Xerox today publishing a letter to members of the HP Inc. Board of Directors......
On Sunday, HP Inc.’s board of directors rejected Xerox’s offer to buy it out for $33.5 billion, or $22 per......
Epson / Featured Posts / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 19, 2019 · Last modified November 20, 2019
Epson says its new heat-free inkjet printing revolutionizes the market with a fast first page out time, high-quality printing, low power consumption, and high-capacity ink supplies.
HP stated that its board of directors “unanimously concluded” that Xerox’s offer (approximately $33 billion) “significantly undervalues HP and is not in the best interests of HP shareholders.”
Continuing our thoughts from last week, we’re going to go out on a limb and say we think it unlikely...
Carl Icahn, who was largely responsible for the derailment of last year’s proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger, has disclosed that he now owns a 4.2 percent in HP Inc., which is worth approximately $1.2 billion.
Fresh off its recent acquisition of Xerox’s 25-percent in Fuji Xerox, giving Fujifilm 100-percent ownership of Fuji Xerox, Fujifilm reported......
Profits reached record highs, according to Toshiba TEC.
Featured Posts / Financial News / Toshiba
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 13, 2019 · Last modified November 14, 2019
On November 13th, Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, reported its highest quarterly profit in two years, with its energy and infrastructure......
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