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Manufacturers of printers from Japan, Canon, Oce intended to buy, manufacturers and printers copiers Dutch origin, worth 730 million euros or 8.60 euros per share.

“Through the merger between the Canon and Oce, we believe it will gain many benefits, both in the field of R & D, new products, and marketing,” teaching Tsuneji Uchida, Chief Operation Officer of Canon, Monday (16/11).

According to Rokus van Iperen, Chief Executif Oce, when calculating the acquisition debt and other obligations Oce bonds, amounting to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. In the land of windmills, Oce is a competitor Xerox and Konica Minolta.

Analysts said the deal will bring negative influence to Konica. Because, Konica has a business affiliation with the production Oce printer. Konica Minolta fill high-end products Oce, while Oce fill Konica low end products.

“Could be, Canon will replace Konica position in this business,” said Ryosuke Katsura, an analyst with Mizuho Securities.