Social Groupware cancelled the acquisition of ASP business from Drecom Co., Ltd..
May 10, 2013 at 12:00 am EDT
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Social Groupware concluded a contract to acquire ASP business from Drecom Co., Ltd. (TSE:3793) for ¥19 million on May 10, 2012. Following the completion, there will be no changes in trade names, headquarters, representatives' official positions, names, business descriptions, capitals and accounting periods for GaiaX. For the period ended March 2012, ASP business reported sales of ¥86.83 million, book value of total assets is ¥21.3 million and book value of total liabilities is ¥11.06 million. The Directors of GaiaX Co., Ltd took the decision on May 10, 2012. Social Groupware's shareholders approved the deal on May 10, 2012. The expected closing date is July 1, 2012. The impact of the acquisition on performance of GaiaX is negligible.
Social Groupware cancelled the acquisition of ASP business from Drecom Co., Ltd. (TSE:3793) on May 10, 2013.
Drecom Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of contents service including social games and education contents. The Company operates in two business segments. The Contents Service segment is engaged in the planning, development and operation of entertainment contents for smartphones, mainly social games and educational contents. The segment consists of social games business and social learning business. The Advertising Media Service segment focuses on the reward type advertisement service, engages in the planning and development of services related to enterprise marketing activities through the Internet, as well as the planning, development and operation of media contents for smartphones and personal computers.