Ninestar says sale of Lexmark worth up to $150 million in equity value
China-based Ninestar Corp plans to sell printer and printing software maker Lexmark International II to Xerox in a deal with an equity value of up to $150 million. Ninestar said in an exchange filing on Wednesday that it has estimated the transaction price, using the equity value, to range from $75 million to $150 million, based on Lexmark's latest operational status. Xerox said last December it had agreed to buy Lexmark in a deal with an enterprise value of $1.5 billion, including assumed liabilities from Ninestar, private equity firm PAG and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre, to expand its presence in Asian markets.