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Home » Sony to deal $760m stake back to Olympus

Sony to deal $760m stake back to Olympus

August 30, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Olympus, SonySony (TYO:6758) will reportedly sell its 5% stake in Olympus (TYO:7733) back to the company for nearly $760 million.

The deal for Sony’s 68.9-million-share stake is worth ¥80.4 billion, or about $756.7 million, Reuters reported. Hedge fund Third Point, run by activist investor Daniel Loeb, had called for Sony to divest its Olympus shares, although a Sony spokeswoman told the wire service that the sale wasn’t made in reaction to any demand by shareholders. Sony is still reviewing Third Point’s proposals, the spokeswoman said.

Sony bought an 11% stake in Olympus for $640 million in 2012, forming Sony Olympus Medical Solutions to develop high-definition surgical endoscopes and microscopes.

The company said it decided to sell “considering that the initial purpose of the capital alliance to establish collaboration between Sony and Olympus has been accomplished and after reviewing the rationale for owning the Olympus shares,” according to Reuters.

SNE shares were flat at $56.69 apiece today in late morning trading in New York; the stock closed up 2.3% at ¥6,042.00 per share in Tokyo. Olympus shares jumped 3.6% to $11.63 each in New York, after closing up 6.8% at ¥1,244.00 in Tokyo.

($1 = ¥106.232)

Filed Under: Endoscopic, Featured, Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

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About Sean Whooley

Sean Whooley is an associate editor who mainly produces work for MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and Drug Delivery Business News. He received a bachelor's degree in multiplatform journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at [email protected].

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