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List of M&As between Japanese and Swiss Companies

May 2008Roche (CH) announces that it intends to increase its stake in Chugai Pharmaceutical (JP) from 50.1% to 59.9%.
May 2010Sika AG (CH) acquires a majority stake in Dyflex Co. Ltd. (JP).
November 2010Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. (CH) acquires a minority stake in NK Risk Consulting (JP), a unit of NKSJ Holdings Inc's Nipponkoa Insurance Co. Ltd. subsidiary.
December 2010  Hitachi Zosen Corporation (JP) acquires AE&E Inova (CH).  
January 2011Nabtesco Corporation (JP) acquires the automatic door business of KABA Holding AG (CH).

approximately
$238 million

February 2011Metalor Technologies International SA (CH) acquires the entire share capital in Bindera (JP), a unit of NE Chemcat Corporation.
April 2011Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (JP) acquires Acomon AG (CH).
May 2011Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (JP) acquires Multigrain AG (CH).

approximately
$508 million

May 2011Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (JP) acquires Nycomed A/S (CH).approximately
$12 billion
May 2011Toshiba Corporation (JP) acquires Landis+Gyr (CH).approximately
$2.3 billion
August 2011Nippon Kayaku (JP) acquires the dyes business of Ilford Imaging Switzerland GmbH.
February 2012Toyota Industries Corporation (JP) raised its stake in Uster Technologies AG (CH) from 28.46% to 50.34%.


This is a work in progress. Please contact us at info@anti-cluttersccij.jp if you know of any other M&As between Japanese and Swiss companies that took place in the last 20 years.

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