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Toppan to acquire Swedish Assa Abloy’s Citizen ID business
This post is also available in: JapaneseToppan will acquire the Citizen ID business of HID Global Corporation, which is in turn owned by Sweden’s Assa Abloy. Although Assa Abloy is Swedish, HID Global is headquartered in the USA, and Toppan say they are acquiring it to expand their global security business in South America, Africa,…
Nippon Paint acquires US-Swiss specialty chemicals firm AOC for $2.3bn
This post is also available in: JapaneseNippon Paint is acquiring AOC from private equity firm Lone Star, with the deal expected to finalise in the first half of next year. AOC is a global manufacturer of coatings, colorants, and composite resins. It was known as AOC Aliansys until 2018 – a combination of US based…
Nippon Express acquires German logistics company Simon Hegele
This post is also available in: JapaneseJapanese logistics company Nippon Express has acquired German logistics company Simon Hegele Group. Simon Hegele Group has almost 2,800 employees in around 50 locations, mostly in Germany but also including the UK and Turkey. Simon Hegele is to continue with its current structure and management. This adds to the…
Japan’s Wacoal acquires UK’s Bravissimo
This post is also available in: JapaneseJapanese women’s underwear maker Wacoal Holdings will acquire UK headquartered Bravissimo Group for £45.7 ($61.3 million). Bravissimo is a retailer specialising in larger sizes, with both stores and an e-commerce side. It is mainly focused on the UK market, employing 458 people. Wacoal acquired British lingerie manufacturer Eveden in…
UK second largest recipient of Japanese overseas M&A deals – but far behind USA
This post is also available in: JapaneseWe were surprised to see that the UK was second only to the USA as the location for Japanese overseas M&A deals in 2023, according to Recof, as the number and scale of deals we were aware of in the UK seemed to have died down considerably over the…
Japanese automotive supplier Denso acquires manufacturing license from British green hydrogen technology company Ceres
This post is also available in: JapaneseDENSO Corporation has signed a manufacturing license agreement with Ceres Power Holdings, a UK based developer of solid oxide cell stack technology. DENSO aims to advance the early practical application of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells that produce hydrogen through water electrolysis. Denso has traditionally been a supplier to Toyota,…
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