On 21/12/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 21/12/06, K.Takeshita, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >October 1, 2007. > >Hoya issued a press release and while it says an equal partnering, actual > >merge format is consulted by UBS Security and Morgan Stanley, taking a form > >of Pentax consolidated into Hoya. > >It also appears that medical-optics business of both companies was part of > >the synergy they are aiming for. I also noted that both companies share two > >trust banks as majority shareholders. > > Where does that leave Samsung?
As no more than a collaborator I suspect, I couldn't see it working nor the advantage to Pentax from the moment it was announced. The Hoya deal seems promising on the surface and is likely a far better direction for Pentax to be heading. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
