KAINOS Laboratories, Inc. (JASDAQ:4556) announced a private placement of 490,000 common shares at a price of JPY 888 per share for gross proceeds of JPY 435,120,000 on May 13, 2019. The transaction will included participation from returning investor Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation. Post the closing of the transaction the stake of the investor will increase from 11.34288% to 21.1%. The company expects to close the transaction on May 29, 2019. The method of private placement is third part allotment. The estimated issue expenses is JPY 1,000,000. The company will pay the issue expenses for the preparation of documents such as the Securities Registration Statement, etc.