Xerox acquires Lexmark: What does this mean for your business?
For B2B organisations – from law firms and embassies to notary offices and companies with several hundred employees – this is big news: Xerox has acquired Lexmark. This acquisition, worth $1.5 billion, is now complete. Two leading players in the print industry have become one, which Xerox considers a major milestone in its strategic transformation.
Background of the acquisition
Both Xerox and Lexmark have a long history in printing and document technology. By joining forces, they create a stronger company with complementary strengths and expanded expertise. The strategic logic is clear: together, Xerox and Lexmark form an almost fully vertically integrated manufacturer and service provider, increasing their value proposition and enabling growth across all segments.
For now, the Lexmark brand will remain, although Xerox plans to eventually operate entirely under its own name. Current Lexmark customers and employees will keep their existing contracts and support. Both companies emphasise that this acquisition will give customers access to a broader range of printing solutions and services, both locally and globally.
What does this acquisition mean for your organisation?
Expanded product portfolio and greater choice
This acquisition offers a much broader range of printing solutions for businesses, from small office printers to heavy production presses. Lexmark brings strong expertise in A4 colour printers and new A3 platforms, while Xerox is known for its larger multifunction and production printers. The result: more choice and solutions better aligned with your specific needs, no matter your organisation’s size.
Improved support and global reach
The combination of Xerox and Lexmark ensures an unmatched global presence, operating in more than 170 countries with 125 production and distribution sites. This increases service flexibility and speed. For you, this means faster support, simpler service agreements, and a partner with worldwide strength – a major advantage for organisations with multiple sites or international offices.
Accelerated innovation and digital transformation
Together, Xerox and Lexmark can innovate faster. This includes cloud-connected devices, IoT-integrated printers, and secure workflow technologies integrating physical and digital documents. These innovations are essential for sectors such as law and notarial services, where confidentiality and efficient digital archiving are critical. With these new document management and digital transformation solutions, your organisation can streamline processes, reduce costs, and strengthen security.
Focus on sustainable printing
Both companies are known for their sustainability initiatives. In the future, expect even more energy-efficient devices, circular consumables, and software helping to reduce unnecessary printing. Sustainable printing is thus not only good for the environment but also a smart cost-saving strategy.
Your benefits in a row
The acquisition of Lexmark by Xerox is a major development in the world of office technology. For business customers, this translates into:
- A broader and better integrated portfolio
- Increased service capacity and global coverage
- Faster innovation and enhanced digital transformation support
- A strong focus on sustainability and security
In summary: Together, Xerox and Lexmark provide you with more choice, better service, and future-oriented solutions for all your printing and document management needs.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Lexmark acquisition change for a law firm, a notarial practice or an embassy?
For these B2B organisations, where confidentiality and digital archiving are critical, the union of Xerox and Lexmark broadens access to secure workflows that connect physical and digital documents, as well as to cloud-connected, IoT-integrated equipment. In concrete terms: simplified processes, reinforced security and a range better suited to these sectors’ regulatory requirements.
How are the Xerox and Lexmark ranges complementary?
They cover different niches that, combined, form a more complete offering. Lexmark brings strong expertise in A4 colour printers and the new A3 models; Xerox is known for its larger-capacity multifunction devices and production presses. The combined portfolio therefore ranges from the small office printer to heavy production presses, with wider choice whatever the size of the organisation.
How extensive is the new group’s global coverage?
The combination of Xerox and Lexmark ensures a presence in more than 170 countries, with 125 production and distribution sites. For a multi-site organisation or one with offices abroad, this translates into faster support, simpler service agreements and a partner with international scale — all relayed locally, in Belgium, by D&O Partners.
Why is this described as a “vertically integrated” manufacturer?
Because, by combining their expertise, Xerox and Lexmark now control most of the chain, from manufacturing the equipment to print and document management services. This vertical integration increases their value proposition and allows them to grow across all segments, from office to production — a guarantee of consistency and continuity for your equipment over the long term.
Will the Lexmark brand disappear?
Not immediately. For now, the Lexmark brand is retained, and Lexmark’s current customers and staff keep their usual contracts and support. Xerox does, however, plan eventually to operate entirely under its own name. D&O Partners follows this development closely and remains your single point of contact, across Belgium, whatever the stage of this transition.
