It's a big deal in Japan, if Pentax declines, and Hoya mounts a hostile takeover it will be a first for Japan, or so it's been reported. The Japanese are very polite and to not find agreement is just too uncivilized.
Gonz wrote: > I dont know why Pentax does not just take a poison pill if it does not > want to be acquired by Hoya. I.e. take on alot of debt and buy back > tons of its stock. Isnt that what american companies do with some > hostile takeovers? Maybe its not an option in Japan? > > rg > > > On 5/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> In a message dated 5/21/2007 11:57:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Personally I don't think Pentax is going down the drain in the immediate >> future (6 months - 1 year). On the other hand, I have no idea how long of a >> future they have. Hoya may take the camera division under their wing, and >> then if they're not successful enough, spin them off or sell them. There's >> an infinite number of scenarios that could occur. >> >> Tom C. >> >> ======== >> Yes, while I hate to agree with you, I do. :-) At least re infinite >> scenarios. >> >> I think Pentaxes DSLRs have been too successful recently for I think Hoya >> just to trash them. Also the recent news is that Pentax is going for a >> subsidiary deal with independent management. But that doesn't mean that >> down the >> road, if the cameras start losing money, that Hoya won't cut them out then. >> >> OTOH, maybe Hoya will pour some serious money into Pentax R&D and marketing >> and beef them up. With earlier lens releases (or on time lens releases) and >> some new DSLRs, well... with enough money invested Pentax could actually >> become a player. >> >> But it's still too hard to predict anything right now. The deal is not even >> finalized. >> >> I just hope that Hoya is smart enough to realize the second scenario I gave >> above is as likely as the first. >> >> Marnie aka Doe >> >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
