Maxell, Ltd. (TSE:6810) agreed to acquire micro primary battery from Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) for ¥8 billion on June 16, 2025. The consideration price adjustment shall be made based on the book value of the transferred inventory and other relevant factors as of the effective date of succession. In order to acquire the Business, a new company will first be established with 100% investment from Murata, and the Business currently operated by Murata and Tohoku Murata will be transferred to the new company through an absorption-type company split. Subsequently, the Company will acquire 100% of the shares of the new company, making it a subsidiary for the purpose of acquiring the Business. The new company SAKURA Co., Ltd. was established on July 8, 2025.
The completion of the transaction is expected to take place within FY ending March 2026. As of October 31, 2025, the transaction is expected to close on March 1, 2026.
Maxell, Ltd. (TSE:6810) completed the acquisition of micro primary battery from Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) on March 1, 2026.
Maxell Ltd, formerly Maxell Holdings Ltd, is mainly engaged in the manufacturing and sales of energy, industrial materials and electric appliances and consumer products. The Company mainly operates through three business segments. The Energy segment manufactures and sells secondary batteries, such as coin type lithium secondary batteries, industrial lithium ion batteries and electrodes, and consumer lithium ion batteries, primary batteries such as lithium primary batteries and button batteries, and charger and battery packs. The Industrial Materials segment manufactures and sells optical components, functional materials, electroforming and precision parts, semiconductor-related embedded systems, mold and synthetic resin molded parts, adhesive tapes, radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems and Integrated Circuit (IC) cards, industrial rubber products and others. The Electric Appliance and Consumer segment manufactures and sells projectors, small electric equipments and others.
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