Fujifilm, the parent company of Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, CT, has acquired Fujifilm-RU, an independent Russian distributor of the company's medical and imaging products.
The transaction between Fujifilm and Marubeni of Tokyo was made through Fujifilm Europe. The distribution company will be known as Fujifilm Russia. The distributor has 80 employees and capital of 29 million rubles ($870,000 U.S.).
Since its incorporation in 1993, Fujifilm Russia has distributed items including photography-related equipment and medical imaging products, including Fujifilm's FCR digital x-ray imaging systems.
With the acquisition of Fujifilm Russia as a subsidiary, Fujifilm has established local corporations in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and the company plans to use the acquisition to accelerate its expansion in the Russian market from Fujifilm Russia's Moscow base of operation.
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