 By then it had shed nearly three thousand employees to retain a total of 3331 - the next day all but 232 were laid off.Investor Heinrich Manderman, who had previously been involved in resurrecting lensmaker Schneider Kreuznach, purchased the rights to the Pentacon brands and several portions of its assets, including the former military production building in Dresden.The company was re-established as Pentacon GmbH, a member of the Jos.