Vellykket gjennomføring av Apex Technology og PAG Asia Capitals oppkjøp av Lexmark

Oslo, 30. november 2016

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"Vi er glade for å ha fullført transaksjonen, noe som gir betydelig pengeverdi for våre aksjonærer, verdi til våre kunder og nye muligheter for våre ansatte," sier Paul Rooke, Lexmarks tidligere styreformann og administrerende direktør.
"Jeg har hatt 25 fantastiske år i Lexmark, de siste seks som styreformann og administrerende direktør", legger Rooke til.  "Etter hvert som selskapet går inn i neste fase, er det tid for den neste generasjonen av lederskap for å fortsette arbeidet med å sikre Lexmarks ledende posisjon i bransjen."

"David Reeder er en ekstraordinær leder og har tilbrakt hele sin karriere innen teknologi. Siden han begynte i Lexmark, har David jobbet tett sammen med meg på tvers av virksomheten, og jeg tror han er godt rustet til å fortsette Lexmarks transformasjon for våre kunder og ansatte", sier Rooke.

"Jeg er utrolig spent på Lexmarks fremtid", sier David Reeder, Lexmarks nye president og administrerende direktør. "Lexmark har engasjerte medarbeidere over hele verden som brenner for teknologi i å hjelpe kundene til bedre å håndtere sine bilde- og utskriftsbehov."

"Vi er nå i en unik posisjon til å øke selskapets vekst i Kina og Asia, og samtidig fortsette arbeidet med å levere bransjeledende produkter og tjenester til kunder i andre deler av verden. Jeg er beæret over å lede Lexmark inn i sin neste fase av muligheter og vekst", sier Reeder.

Om Lexmark

Lexmark International, Inc. is based in Lexington, Kentucky, and employs 13,000 people worldwide.

It was formed in 1991 as a spinoff from IBM and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1995. For 25 years, Lexmark has provided innovative printing and imaging products as well as business process solutions and services to customers in over 170 countries across the globe. It offers a full range of high-end laser printing products and document management solutions, and is a pioneer in the managed print services field, helping clients more efficiently maintain, operate and service their printer fleets. Lexmark products are used by some of the world's largest companies, in industries from financial services to logistics to health care. In 2015, Lexmark reported more than $3.5 billion in revenue, with 56% coming from outside the U.S.

The new shareholders will provide Lexmark with strong financial backing, open new market opportunities, enhance its R&D capabilities, and enable Lexmark to continue to improve its premium products and unrivaled customer focus. Its partnership with Apex will allow it to offer a complete line of printer products, streamline its development and supply chains, and extend its reach into the growing markets of China, the rest of Asia and elsewhere.

Om Apex

Apex Technology Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets inkjet and laser cartridge components including cartridge chips, rollers, toner, ink, and other core parts for remanufacturers and distributors, and is one of the largest manufacturers and solution providers for global aftermarket imaging supplies and cartridge chips. Apex built its global sales network in over 100 countries, leading the industry in its core competitiveness in patents and technologies.  

The company entered the industry in 2000 and is headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Apex is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (002180). Zhuhai Seine Technology Co., Ltd. (Seine) is the largest shareholder of Apex, holding approximately 68.7% of its voting shares. Apex shareholders also control Pantum Electronics Co., Ltd., China's first printer and printing solutions provider. Pantum can realize great synergies with Lexmark in its full product line of middle and low-end products.  

Om PAG

PAG Asia Capital is the private equity buyout arm of PAG, one of Asia's largest private alternative asset management platforms with funds under management across private equity, real estate and absolute return strategies. Founded in 2002, PAG currently has $16 billion in capital under management, with 380 staff across offices in Asia. 

Om Legend Capital

Legend Capital is the venture capital arm of Legend Holdings (SEHK:3396), one of the largest diversified holding corporations in China, and has been a shareholder of Seine since 2007. Legend Capital focuses on China-related innovation and growth opportunities, and has been investing in the technology sector for the past 15 years. Legend Capital has total assets under management of $3.7 billion.

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