OM Digital Solutions

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OM Digital Solutions Corporation
Native name
OMデジタルソリューションズ
Company typePublic (K.K)
IndustryElectronics
FoundedOctober 9, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-09)
FounderOlympus Corporation
Headquarters
Shinjuku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)[1]
Productscameras, camera lenses, voice recorders
Brands
  • OM System
  • Zuiko
  • Olympus
Owner
  • OJ Holdings, Ltd (95%)
  • Olympus Corporation (5%)
Number of employees
ca. 2,000[1] (2021)
Websitehttps://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.[2]

Logo of OM System.
OM System is the camera brand of OM Digital Solutions.

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. ^ a b "Company Profile". OM Digital Solutions.
  2. ^ a b "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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