Kaizen Platform, Inc. entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire a 70.2% stake in D-Zero Co., Ltd. for approximately ¥420 million.
July 20, 2021
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Kaizen Platform, Inc. (TSE:4170) entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire a 70.2% stake in D-Zero Co., Ltd. for approximately ¥420 million on July 21, 2021. Kaizen Platform will acquire 344 shares out of 490 issued shares of D-Zero Co., Ltd. The share transfer agreement with the shareholders holding the remaining 146 shares provides for the remaining 146 shares of Kaizen Platform's call options and the shareholder's put options that can be exercised after July 21, 2023., If the call option or put option is exercised, Kaizen Platform plans to acquire the remaining 146 shares and make Dzero Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary. Post acquisition D-Zero Co., Ltd. will be a subsidiary of Kaizen Platform. For the fiscal year ended July 2020, D-Zero Co., Ltd. reported Net Assets as ¥183 million, Total Assets as ¥256 million, Sales as ¥537 million, Operating income as ¥6 million and Net income as ¥7 million. The transaction is expected to close on August 11, 2021.
Kaizen Platform Inc is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of platforms and services for companies promote digital transformation (DX). The Company operates in two business segments. The Site Solution segment is engaged in the provision of user experience (UX) solutions that improve conversion rate (CVR) and help clients grow their Web business by improving the UX of websites, as well as DX solutions that provide total support for corporate DX. The Kaizen Video segment is engaged in the provision of video solutions that can create optimal creatives from materials to suit the purpose.
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