OM Digital Solutions explained

OM Digital Solutions Corporation
Native Name:OMデジタルソリューションズ
Type:Public (K.K)
Industry:Electronics
Founder:Olympus Corporation
Hq Location City:Shinjuku, Tokyo
Hq Location Country:Japan
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)
Products:cameras, camera lenses, voice recorders
Num Employees:ca. 2,000
Num Employees Year:2021
Website:https://www.om-digitalsolutions.com

OM Digital Solutions Corporation (OMDS) (OMデジタルソリューションズ) is a Japanese manufacturer of opto-digital products for business and consumer use. The company acquired the cameras, audio recorders and binoculars product divisions of the manufacturer Olympus in January 2021.

History

On 30 September 2020, Olympus announced that it had entered into an agreement with financial investor Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to transfer the Olympus Imaging division to a newly established wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus. This subsidiary was named OM Digital Solutions. On 1 January 2021, 95% of the shares in OM Digital Solutions were transferred to OJ Holdings, Ltd, a specially established subsidiary of JIP. Olympus retained ownership of the remaining 5%.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Profile. OM Digital Solutions. en.
  2. Web site: Olympus: Einigung mit JIP zum Transfer des Kamerageschäfts. Heise.de. 2020-09-30. de.
  3. Web site: Olympus Agreed on Transfer of Imaging Business with JIP. Olympus. 2020-09-30. en.
  4. Web site: Olympus Completes Transfer of Imaging Business. Olympus. 2021-01-04. en.