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Yusen Logistics Benelux to acquire PartsExpress B.V.
This post is also available in: JapaneseNYK group company Yusen Logistics Benelux is to acquire Dutch autoparts delivery company PartsExpress B.V. PartsExpress has 127 employees with operations in the Netherlands and Belgium. This adds to other recent acquisitions in Europe by Yusen Logistics such as Global Freight Solutions. Yusen Logistics employs over 8,500 people in…
ONO Pharma to set up hub in Europe after acquisition of US company Deciphera
This post is also available in: JapaneseONO Pharmaceutical has announced its intention to acquire Nasdaq listed US cancer drug developer Deciphera, for US$2.4bn. This is the largest acquisition ONO has ever made, and is in anticipation of its own cancer drug, Opdivo, going off patent in 2028. Deciphera has already developed Qinlock, a cancer treatment…
Hitachi to acquire Germany’s MA Micro Automation
This post is also available in: JapaneseHitachi will acquire German factory automation company MA Micro Automation for 71.5 million euros. MA Micro Automation was established in 2003 and manufactures factory production equipment, transport equipment, image inspection systems, employing around 200 people. Although it is quite a small scale acquisition, it adds to the $1.4bn acquisition…
Japan’s Oji completes acquisition of Finnish film and packaging producer Walki
This post is also available in: JapaneseJapanese paper and packaging group Oji Holdings Corp completed the acquisition of Finnish film and packaging producer Walki Holding Oy in mid April 2024. Walki was owned by One Equity Partners since 2018. It has 17 production facilities in Finland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Poland, the UK, and China…
Omron acquires Dutch telemedicine company Luscii Healthtech
This post is also available in: JapaneseOmron Healthcare has acquired Dutch telemedicine company Luscii Healthtech . The company has developed a smartphone app to share biometric data of patients suffering from heart failure and other conditions with medical institutions. By collaborating with telemedicine services provided by the Omron Group in the UK, Germany and other…
Muji Europe to appoint administrators
This post is also available in: JapaneseMuji Europe Holdings, the UK based parent company with 55 retail outlets in Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Denmark, Ireland and Poland, has filed for administration. It is using the UK “pre pack” administration often favoured by retailers, whereby the sale of the business has been…
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