Kato Works Co.,Ltd. completed the acquisition of IHI Construction Machinery Limited from IHI Corporation.
November 24, 2016
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Kato Works Co.,Ltd. (TSE:6390) agreed to acquire IHI Construction Machinery Limited from IHI Corporation (TSE:7013) on October 25, 2016. Post acquisition IHI Construction Machinery Limited will be the subsidiary of IHI Construction Machinery Limited. The transaction is subject to approval from regulatory board. As of October 25, 2016 the board of Kato Works Co.,Ltd. (TSE:6390) approved the transaction. The transaction is expected to close by November 25, 2016. For the year ended March 31, 2016 IHI Construction Machinery Limited reported total sales of ¥22.08 billion.
Kato Works Co.,Ltd. (TSE:6390) completed the acquisition of IHI Construction Machinery Limited from IHI Corporation (TSE:7013) on November 25, 2016. The new name is KATO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO . LTD.
KATO WORKS CO.,LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of construction cranes, hydraulic excavators, and other products. The Company operates through Japan, China, and other region three geography segments. Products are cargo handling equipment, including all hydraulic truck cranes, rough terrain cranes, all terrain cranes, on-board truck cranes, crawler cranes; construction equipment, including hydraulic excavators, earth drills for foundation work, mini excavators, crawler carriers; industrial machinery, including vacuum suction road sweepers, universal suction trucks, snow sweepers; and forestry machines, including forwarders and tower yarders.