Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica + Rollei?
From: Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:22:17 +0100

Chris,
thanks for the update, sorry to appear so knowledgeable when I'm not!
Jem

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Chris Lee [SMTP:chrislee@mac.com]
Sent:	19 July 2000 10:20
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	Re: [Leica] Leica + Rollei?


> The Rollei company is presently owned by Samsung, a massive company, who
> may regard it very much as a cachet name in their oriental empire. I doubt
> they'd want to sell, but I'm sure they could be interested in a tie up,
> more cachet for their brand.

I think there was kind of management buyout on the part of Rollei last year.
That is, Rollei was bought out of Samsung buy its own managers. This was
last year end.

Rollei is now an independent firm, and I think it's back to German hands
again.

Chris