MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. cancelled the acquisition to acquire food sales business from Marusuinaganokensui Co., Ltd.
November 08, 2017
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MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. (NSE:8228) concluded a contract to acquire food sales business from Marusuinaganokensui Co., Ltd. on November 8, 2016. Under the terms, food sales business will be split off and a new company will be established. Upon establishment, 1960 shares in that new entity will be acquired and it will operate as a subsidiary of MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. The board of directors of MARUICHI Co.,Ltd announced the resolution of the deal on November 8, 2016. The deal is subject to approval from shareholders of Marusuinaganokensui Co., Ltd. The deal is expected to close on April 3, 2017. Frontier Management Inc. acted as a financial adviser to Marusuinaganokensui Co., Ltd.
MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. (NSE:8228) cancelled the acquisition to acquire food sales business from Marusuinaganokensui Co., Ltd. on November 8, 2017.
MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the wholesale of fresh and processed foods such as marine products and livestock products and general processed foods. The Company operates through four business segments. The Marine Products segment sells marine products, processed marine products, daily items and frozen foods, and manufactures processed marine products. The General Food segment sells general dry foods, general processed foods and confectionery. The Livestock segment manufactures and sells livestock products and processed livestock products. The Maruizu Nagano Prefectural Water Group develops food wholesale business mainly in the Nagano Prefecture area. The Company is also involved in the logistics and refrigerated warehouse business, office automation (OA) equipment and communication equipment sales and insurance agency business.