West Japan Railway Company Mergers and Acquisitions


 

West Japan Railway Company

4-24, Shibata 2-chome
Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8341
Japan
Tel:81/6/375-8981
URL: http://www.westjr.co.jp
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
9021 - Ordinary Shares - Tokyo
Industry:
Railways
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West Japan Railway Company Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

 

West Japan Railway Company M&A History


Okayama Station Center acquires Sanyo Station Kaihatsu from West Japan Railway Co Okayama Station Center acquires  Sanyo Station Kaihatsu from West Japan Railway CoApr 01, 2009

JAPAN - Okayama Station Center Co Ltd (OSC), a ##% owned unit of West Japan Railway Ltd (WJR), merged with Sanyo Station Kaihatsu, an owner and operator of shopping centers, and a wholly owned unit of WJR. Upon completion, OSC was

JR Nishi Nihon Hotel Kaihatsu acquires Kirin Hotels Development from Kirin Holdings Co Ltd JR Nishi Nihon Hotel Kaihatsu acquires  Kirin Hotels Development from Kirin Holdings Co LtdJan 31, 2009

JAPAN - JR Nishi Nihon Hotel Kaihatsu, a wholly-owned unit of West Japan Railway Co, acquired the entire share capital of Kirin Hotel Kaihatsu, an owner and operator of hotels, from Kirin Holding Co Ltd. Terms were not disclosed.

Isetan Co Ltd acquires a minority stake in West Japan Railway Isetan Ltd from West Japan Railway Co Isetan Co Ltd acquires a minority stake in West Japan Railway Isetan Ltd from West Japan Railway CoSep 30, 2008

JAPAN - Isetan Co Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd, raised its stake to ##% from ##.#%, by acquiring a #.#% stake, in West Japan Railway Isetan Ltd, an operator of department stores and a

West Japan Railway Co acquires a minority stake in Asia Air Survey Co Ltd West Japan Railway Co acquires a minority stake in Asia Air Survey Co LtdMar 21, 2008

JAPAN - West Japan Railway Co raised its interest to #.###%, from #.###%, by acquiring a #.###% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares, in Asia Air Survey Co Ltd, a provider of geographic survey information and developer

W Japan Railway Fashion Goods acquires Palette from Osaka Gas Co Ltd (pending) W Japan Railway Fashion Goods acquires Palette from Osaka Gas Co Ltd (pending)Jul 11, 2006

JAPAN - West Japan Railway Fashion Goods Co, a wholly-owned unit of West Japan Railway Daily Service Net Co, agreed to to acquire the entire share capital of Palette, an owner and operator of variety stores, from its wholly-owned

Nippon Travel Agency acquires MID Tourist from MID Holdings Nippon Travel Agency acquires MID Tourist from MID HoldingsMay 12, 2006

JAPAN - Nippon Travel Agency acquired a ##.##% interest in MID Tourist (MT), a travel agency, from MT's majority owned parent MID Holdings. Upon completion, MT was to be named M-HEART Tourist Co Ltd.

Kobe Station Kaihatsu acquires Akashi Station Centre from West Japan Railway Co (pending) Kobe Station Kaihatsu acquires Akashi Station Centre from West Japan Railway Co (pending)Mar 24, 2006

JAPAN - Kobe Station Kaihatsu (KSK), a wholly-owned unit of West Japan Railway Co (WJR), planned to acquire the entire share capital of Akashi Station Centre, a real estate agency, a majority owned unit of WJR. Concurrently, KSK planned to

Kobe Station Kaihatsu acquires Ashiya Station Building from West Japan Railway Co (pending) Kobe Station Kaihatsu acquires Ashiya Station Building from West Japan Railway Co (pending)Mar 24, 2006

JAPAN - Kobe Station Kaihatsu (KSK), a wholly-owned unit of West Japan Railway Co (WJR), planned to acquire the entire share capital of Ashiya Station Building, a real estate agency, a majority owned unit of WJR. Concurrently, KSK planned to

Day Pack acquires OMC Card Inc-Travel Business from Daiei Inc Day Pack acquires OMC Card Inc-Travel Business from Daiei IncSep 01, 2004

JAPAN - Nippon Ryoko OMC Travel, formerly known as Day Pack (DP), and a joint venture of OMC Card Inc (OC) and Nippon Travel Agency, a majority-owned unit of West Japan Railway Co, acquired the travel business of OC, a

OMC Card Inc acquires a minority stake in Day Pack from West Japan Railway Co OMC Card Inc acquires a minority stake in Day Pack from West Japan Railway CoJul 30, 2004

JAPAN - OMC Card Inc (OC) acquired a ##% stake in Day Pack (DP), a travel agency, and a majority-owned unit of the West Japan Railway's Nippon Travel Agency subsidiary, for ### mil Japanese yen ($#.### mil US

JR West Daily Service Net acquires Chugoku Yanrei (pending) JR West Daily Service Net acquires Chugoku Yanrei (pending)Jul 09, 2004

JAPAN - JR Nishinihon Daily Service Net, a ##.#%-owned unit of West Japan Railway Co, planned to merge with Chugoku Yanrei, a retailer of musical instruments.

Investors(Non-US) acquires West Japan Railway Co Investors(Non-US) acquires West Japan Railway CoMar 12, 2004

JAPAN - In February ####, Japanese state-owned Japan Railway Construction Transport & Technology Agency (JRTT) divested its remaining ##.##% stake, or ###,### ordinary shares, in West Japan Railway Co Ltd (WJR), an owner and operator of railroad, to the

West Japan Railway Co acquires remaining interest in Tanba Kogen Kaihatsu (pending) West Japan Railway Co acquires remaining interest in Tanba Kogen Kaihatsu (pending)Jan 28, 2004

JAPAN - West Japan Railway Co Ltd planned to acquire the remaining #.#% stake, which it did not already own, in Tanba Kogen Kaihatsu, an owner and operator of golf courses, from its shareholders.

JR West Daily Service Net acquires Hokuriku kosei (pending) JR West Daily Service Net acquires Hokuriku kosei (pending)Jul 09, 2003

JAPAN - JR West Daily Service Net, a ##.#% owned unit of West Japan Railway Co, planned to merge with Hokuriku Kosei, an owner and an operator of a restaurant.

West Japan Railway Co acquires Nippon Travel Agency West Japan Railway Co acquires Nippon Travel AgencyDec 05, 2002

JAPAN - West Japan Railway Co Ltd raised its interest to ##.##% from ##.#%, by acquiring a ##.##% stake, in Nippon Travel Agency, an owner and operator of travel agencies, for # bil Japanese yen ($##.### mil US).

West Japan Railway Co privatized (pending) West Japan Railway Co privatized (pending)Feb 22, 2001

JAPAN - Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), formerly known as Ministry of Transport, disclosed its intention to divest a ##.#% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares, in West Japan Railway Co Ltd (WJR) to investors

Nippon Travel Agency acquires West Jp Railway-Tis Div from West Japan Railway Co (pending) Nippon Travel Agency acquires West Jp Railway-Tis Div from West Japan Railway Co (pending)Jan 18, 2001

JAPAN - Nippon Travel Agency (NTA) agreed to acquire the travel agency division named Tis from West Japan Railway Co Ltd. Concurrently, Kinki Nippon Tourist agreed to merge with NTA.

West Japan Railway Co acquires a minority stake in Nippon Travel Agency (pending) West Japan Railway Co acquires a minority stake in Nippon Travel Agency (pending)Jan 27, 1999

West Japan Railway Co Ltd, a majority-owned unit of Japan National Railways Settlement, raised its stake to ##.#% from ##.#%, in Nippon Travel Agency Co.

West Japan Railway Co privatized West Japan Railway Co privatizedOct 08, 1996

The Japanese Transport Ministry (JTM) divested an ##% interest, or #.# mil new ordinary shares, in West Japan Railway (WJR), a unit of state-owned Japan National Railways Settlement, to the publicon the open market in an equity carveout

West Japan Railway Co Ltd privatized West Japan Railway Co Ltd privatizedMay 12, 1994

The Japanese Transport Ministry (JTM) withdrew its intentions to split off the entire share capital in West Japan Railway (WJR), a unit of state-owned Japan National Railways Settlement, to the public. The splitoff was withdrawn due to weakness in

West Japan Railway Company M&A Summary


West Japan Railway Company has made 4 acquisitions while taking stakes in 3 companies. West Japan Railway Company has 5 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2010000
2009201
2008011
2007000
2006010
2005000
2004102
2003000
2002010
2001000
2000000
1999000
1998000
1997000
1996001
1995000
1994000
1993000
1992100
Total435

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