Leica shareholder Blackstone talking to buyers for its 45% stake - report
03 AUG 2017
US private equity firm Blackstone is in talks with various parties to sell its 45% stake in German camera maker Leica, according to a report in French newspaper L'Agefi citing sources close who spoke to Reuters.
Potential buyers will have to convince Leica's majority owner, the Austrian Kaufmann family, the report noted. The report said that Leica is believed to be worth EUR 700m.