Japan Excellent Inc (TSE:8987) entered into purchase agreement to acquire Aoba-dori Plaza and Daiwa Minami-morimachi Building from Bois Vert LLC for ¥6.5 billion on January 8, 2014. Japan Excellent Inc will acquire stake in Aoba-dori Plaza for ¥2.12 billion and will acquire Daiwa Minami-morimachi Building for ¥4.41 billion. Japan Excellent Inc will make lump sum payment upon acquisition.

In a related transaction, Japan Excellent Inc signed a contract to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Hamarikyu Intercity from Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. for ¥12 billion. The transaction shall be funded through proceeds from issuance of new investment units, debt financing or funds on hand. Japan Excellent Inc launched new investment units and secondary offering worth ¥8.8 billion to fund the transaction.

The transaction is expected to close on February 4, 2014. Japan Real Estate Institute acted as appraisal agency for the Aoba-dori Plaza and Daiwa Minami-morimachi Building.