Nomura Research Institute Australia Pty Ltd completed the acquisition of additional 41.9% stake in DSB Co., Ltd. for ¥15.4 billion.
June 14, 2020
Share
Nomura Research Institute Australia Pty Ltd made an offer to acquire remaining 48.2% stake in DSB Co., Ltd. (TSE:8692) for ¥11.1 billion on January 14, 2020. Nomura Research will acquire 12.1 million shares for ¥920 per share. Post completion, DBS will be delisted and will become wholly subsidiary of Nomura. Minimum number of shares to be purchased is 3.7 million. DBS Board has recommended shareholders to apply for the offer. Board resolution date is April 28, 2020.
Tender offer will run from April 30, 2020 to June 15, 2020. Frontier Management acted as financial advisor and a third-party valuation institution, and Gaien Partners acted as legal advisor for DBS. Nomura Securities acted as financial adviser to Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute Australia Pty Ltd completed the acquisition of additional 41.9% stake in DSB Co., Ltd. (TSE:8692) for ¥15.4 billion on June 15, 2020. Under this offer, Nomura Research acquired 10,469,378 shares at ¥920 per share and 62,900 certificates of share acquisition rights at ¥91,900 per one certificate and Nomura Research Institute will hold 93.69% stake in DSB.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the consulting services business. The Company operates in four segments. The Consulting segment is engaged in the provision of management consulting services, as well as information technology (IT) management services and other system consulting services. The Financial IT Solution segment is engaged in the provision of system consulting, development, operation services and other IT solutions to customers in securities, insurance and banking industries. The Industrial IT Solution segment is engaged in the provision of system consulting, development, operation services and other IT solutions to customers in distribution, manufacturing, service industries and public. The IT Infrastructure Service segment is engaged in the operation and management of data centers, the construction of IT infrastructure and networks, the provision of IT solutions and information security services, as well as the research business.
NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. 
