Kyoritsu Printing Co., Ltd. (TSE:7838) agreed to acquire Akatsuki Printing Inc. from Via Holdings Inc. (JASDAQ:7918) for ¥850 million on March 6, 2013. A share transfer agreement was concluded on March 25, 2013. Kyoritsu Printing will acquire 2590 shares of Akatsuki Printing. Akatsuki Printing Inc. will operate as subsidiary of Kyoritsu Printing. For the year ending March 2012, Akatsuki Printing Inc. reported total assets of ¥1.36 billion, net liabilities of ¥581 million, sales of ¥3.2 billion, operating profit of ¥2 million and net profit of ¥5 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of April 2013.

Kyoritsu Printing Co., Ltd. (TSE:7838) completed the acquisition of Akatsuki Printing Inc. from Via Holdings Inc. (JASDAQ:7918) on April 24, 2013.