[Leica] Leica Camera AG could be bought by Chinese company

[Nathan Wajsman]

Of course, everyone will sell at the right price. But if the article is correct then the intent is not to have Leica as a “jewel” but to refloat it on the stock market. I guess the luxury jewellery market is still seen as profitable.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 10 Jun 2026, at 05:24, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> That just means the Blackstone is exiting, to be replaced by a Chinese
> company. Possible, but from my contacts tell me, the Kaufmanns will sell
> out, lock stock and barrel at the right price
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> *I hit send too soon.  They felt it would be similar to the Mercedes Benz
>> deal, not Chinese owned but significant investment, with Chinese holding
>> nearly 20% of the parent company.*
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Sonny
>> www.SonC.Com/Look
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I saw a discussion on Petapixel regarding this, and they felt that not a
>>> lot would change, that is, Leica would continue to be a hand built
>> product
>>> largely made in Germany.  That elevates Leica to the price points they
>> ask
>>> for the cameras and lenses.
>>> 
>>> The speculation too was it seems more like it will be a buy in than a buy
>>> out.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Sonny
>>> www.SonC.Com/Look
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It was inevitable, as Chinese tend to go overboard, like the Japanese of
>>>> an
>>>> era gone by, in paying for "trophy" aquisitions. I had heard from my
>>>> investment banking contacts in London and Geneva that Leica had been put
>>>> up
>>>> for sale at the "right" (i.e. grossly overvalued) price.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Jayanand
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <
>>>> lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Did you hear something about this?
>>>>> 
>>>>> <
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://www.notebookcheck.net/Bloomberg-Leica-Camera-AG-could-be-bought-by-Chinese-company.1313463.0.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Saludos
>>>>> Lluis
>>>>> 
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