Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd. (TSE:7916) signed a transfer agreement to acquire Niimura Printing Co., Ltd. from Akiyoshi Niihima, Shigeharu Niimura and 3 other individual shareholders for ¥1.6 billion on September 10, 2018. A total of 1.86 million shares will be acquired as part of the deal. Upon completion of the acquisition, Niimura Printing Co., Ltd. will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd. Niimura Printing Co., Ltd. reported net assets of ¥2.38 billion, total assets of ¥3.2 billion, sales of ¥3 billion, operating loss of ¥184 million and net profit of ¥1.19 billion as of March 31, 2018. Board of Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd. (TSE:7916) resolved in favor of the deal on the same date. Deal is expected to close by October 1, 2018.