Mergers and Acquisitions News in Japan
| 4/14/2025 - Three shipping and ship-management companies within the NYK Group — namely, Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co., Ltd. — will merge as part of a str... |
| 4/2/2025 - ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced that on March 31, 2025, together with Adastria Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shibuya-... |
| 4/1/2025 - On April 1, NYK acquired 80% of the shares of NYK Energy Ocean Corporation (NEO), a new company that commenced operations after taking over all of ENEOS Ocean’s shipping business with the exception of... |
| 3/31/2025 - ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter "ITOCHU") announced that ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Suguru Ya... |
| 3/25/2025 - Windward Offshore is a provider of Offshore Wind Service vessels, with a fleet of four state-of-the art CSOVs (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) currently under construction at VARD shipyards. ... |
| 2/18/2025 - Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) is pleased to announce its investment in Northern Offshore Group (N-O-G), a market-leading crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator. N-O-G operates over 60 CTVs in ... |
| 2/17/2025 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has signed an agreement with HD Renewable Energy Co., Ltd., a Taipei-based developer and operator of solar power and battery stora... |
| 2/12/2025 - RENOVA, Inc. (hereinafter “RENOVA”) announces that it has decided to additionally acquire shares in
Omaezakikou Biomass Energy G.K. (Omaezaki City and Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture; installed ... |
| 1/31/2025 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced the launch of MOL Maritex Co., Ltd., a new company (Note 1) created by the merger of three MOL Group companies-MOL M... |
| 1/22/2025 - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: HAYASHI Nobumitsu) signed on January 21 a loan agreement amounting to up to JPY1,050 million (JBIC portion) with YANMAR INTERNATIONAL SING... |
| 1/21/2025 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on January 20, 2025, after obtaining approval from the relevant authorities under the competition law, it acqui... |
| 1/21/2025 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that on January 20, 2025, after obtaining approval from the relevant authorities under the competition law, it acquired 72... |
| 1/20/2025 - Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, “Marubeni”) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (hereinafter, “MOL”) announced today that the two companies have entered into a shareholders agreement to jointly establish... |
| 10/8/2024 - Today it was announced that Kristian Jebsen and his family will sell their remaining 28% stake in Gearbulk Holding AG to Marubeni Corporation of Japan. The transaction is expected to be concluded soon... |
| 10/4/2024 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that effective April 1, 2025, it will merge three group subsidiaries responsible for maritime technology and engineering: ... |
| 10/3/2024 - Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (“Eurus Energy”) and Terras Energy Corporation (“Terras Energy”) announced that Eurus Energy and Terras Energy will integrate our management on April 1, 2025, with Eu... |
| 9/27/2024 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Yukikazu Myochin, hereinafter ““K” LINE”) and Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kobe City, Hyogo, President & CEO: Yoshihir... |
| 8/20/2024 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that as of today, it completed the purchase on the market of 89,500 shares of common stock of MODEC, Inc. (President & CEO... |
| 7/18/2024 - NYK and ENEOS Ocean Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of ENEOS Holdings, Inc. that handles the shipping business of the ENEOS Group, agreed to NYK’s acquisition of 80% of the shares of a new comp... |
| 7/17/2024 - To achieve EBITDA of KRW 20 trillion by 2030 through three major synergies: portfolio, financial/profit Structure, and growth momentum - Portfolio competitiveness: to establish portfolio competit... |
