Nojima Corporation (TSE:7419) agreed to acquire Conexio Corporation (TSE:9422) from ITOCHU Corporation (TSE:8001) and others for ¥85.4 billion on December 22, 2022. The deal is expected to close on February 9, 2023. The board of directors of Conexio have expressed their opinion in favour of the tender offer.

The tender offer is subject to a minimum of 66.67% stake being validly tendered and accepted. Mori Hamada & Matsumoto LPC acted as a legal advisor to Nojima, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. acted as a financial advisor to Itochu. Frontier Management Inc. (TSE:7038) acted as a financial advisor to Conexio and Nomura & Partners acted as legal advisor to Conexio.