CSG Limited was a publicly listed Australian owned business technology company. Founded in 1988, in 2007 it was listed on the

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. In 2020, it was taken over by

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and integrated into

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with the brand retired.

History

In February 1999 as Connected Solutions Group was founded when a number of business in Darwin merged. In 2007 CSG listed on the

and expanded into the IT Services market. A year later the company acquired the Commander Managed Services business in the

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and won a

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contract to supply desktop and server management throughout the Territory. The business also expanded its print services business in regional

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. CSG also acquired Change Corporation in 2007 and entered in the IT consulting and integration services market for AUS $20 million. Seeking to have a national footprint, CSG terminated its relationship with

in favour of

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but was subsequently required to give existing customers the option of remaining with CSG, or novating to Fuji Xerox A year later, CSG acquired the exclusive distributorship of Konica Minolta Business Solutions in New Zealand as the majority shareholders as well as acquiring the largest dealership of Canon devices in Australia. In October 2011, a

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was received by the CSG board. Shortly thereafter, the company reported that other bidders had emerged. However, in December CSG announced that it was withdrawing from the process. In July 2012, CSG sold the Technology Solutions business to

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. Subsequently, CSG undertook an extensive business restructure to stabilise the remaining print business and position it for future growth. CSG employed approximately 600 staff. In October 2019, Fuji Xerox launched made a successful takeover offer for CSG. In February 2020, CSG was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange and integrated into

with the brand retired in December 2020.Improving our service and support to CSG customers

18 December 2020

References

{{reflist Companies based in Melbourne Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Fujifilm Business Innovation 1999 establishments in Australia 2020 disestablishments in Australia