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Leica Camera AG
Company type
Aktiengesellschaft
Industry
Rangefinder camera, Photography, Digital Imaging, Still cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, binoculars / Monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder ophthalmic lenses
Founded
1869 in Wetzlar, Germany (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar); 1986 in Solms, Germany (Leica)
Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman, Supervisory board), Matthias Harsch (CEO)
Products
Cameras, photographic lenses, binoculars, ophthalmic lenses and other optical equipment
Revenue
€ 400 million[1]
Net income
Unknown
Owner
ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH (55%)
The Blackstone Group (45%)
Number of employees
1800[1]
Website
leica-camera.com
Leica Camera AG (/ˈlaɪkʌ/) is a German company that manufactures cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, and rifle scopes. The company was founded by Ernst Leitz in 1869 (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar), in Wetzlar, Germany. The name Leica is derived from the first three letters of the founder's surname (Leitz) and the first two of the word camera: lei-ca (LEItz CAmera).
In 1986, the Leitz company changed its name to Leica and moved its factory from Wetzlar to the nearby town of Solms.
Leica Camera AG is 55% owned by Austrian investment firm ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH and 45% owned by The Blackstone Group[2] which licenses the Leica brand name from the Danaher Corporation-owned Leica Microsystems GmbH.
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Global Information
€ 400 million[1]