Canon Inc. (TSE:7751) entered into an agreement to acquire 87% stake in Redlen Technologies Inc. from Pender Private Investments Inc., managed by GrowthWorks Ltd. and others for ¥30 billion on September 7, 2021. The transaction is expected to close this fall. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. acted as financial advisor to Canon Inc. Shahrooz Nabavi, Gary Ott, Brandon Deans, Grant Foster, Michael Coburn, Zaira Petruf and Geoff Pedlow of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP acted as legal advisor to Redlen Technologies Inc. in the transaction.

Morgan Stanley acted as financial advisor to Canon.