Nikon to Sell Mark Roberts Motion Control

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Company says it has 'reconsidered its business portfolio'

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Nikon has announced that it is selling its stake in Mark Roberts Motion Control, a global provider of motion control equipment for media production.

Nikon agreed to a share purchase agreement with MRMC Bidco Limited, an entity established by Blandford Capital LLP to manage the company.

Nikon acquired MRMC in 2016. In a move to up its profile in the digital cinema camera market, the company also acquired cinema camera maker, RED, in 2024.

In a statement, Nikon said: “Since acquiring 100% of MRMC’s shares in October 2016, Nikon has been developing business by utilizing MRMC’s robotic motion control solution together with Nikon’s imaging related technologies and its broad sales channels.”

The company added that it has now “reconsidered its business portfolio. As a result, Nikon has concluded that transferring all of its shares in MRMC to MRMC Bidco Limited is the most appropriate course of action, and has entered into this agreement.”

Tom Butts
Tom Butts

Tom has covered the broadcast technology market for the past 25 years, including three years handling member communications for the National Association of Broadcasters followed by a year as editor of Video Technology News and DTV Business executive newsletters for Phillips Publishing. In 1999 he launched digitalbroadcasting.com for internet B2B portal Verticalnet. He is also a charter member of the CTA's Academy of Digital TV Pioneers. Since 2001, he has been editor-in-chief of TV Tech (www.tvtech.com), the leading source of news and information on broadcast and related media technology and is a frequent contributor and moderator to the brand’s Tech Leadership events.