
In a fascinating move, the investment firm that bought Olympus' camera business is about to buy electronics giant Toshiba as well.
Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) purchased the Olympus Imaging Division in January 2021, and continues to operate it under the name OM Digital Solutions. The firm has now announced a $14 billion (approximately £11 billion) offer to purchase Toshiba – which, among its many operations, continues to make industrial cameras and imaging technology (and, until 2019, was a distributor for Canon).