OM Digital Solutions Corporation
Native name
OMデジタルソリューションズ
TypePublic (K.K)
IndustryElectronics
FoundedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
FounderOlympus Corporation
Headquarters
Shinjuku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)[1]
Productscameras, camera lenses, voice recorders
Brands
  • Olympus
  • Zuiko
  • OM
Owner
  • OJ Holdings, Ltd (95%)
  • Olympus Corporation (5%)
Number of employees
ca. 2,000[1] (2021)

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.[2]

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.[3] This subsidiary was named OM Digital Solutions.[4] 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%.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Company Profile". OM Digital Solutions.
  2. 1 2 "Olympus Completes Transfer of Imaging Business". Olympus. 2021-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Olympus: Einigung mit JIP zum Transfer des Kamerageschäfts". Heise.de (in German). 2020-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Olympus Agreed on Transfer of Imaging Business with JIP". Olympus. 2020-09-30.
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