Fuji Soft Nears Take-Private Deals for Four Listed Units, Sources Say
- 3D Investment pressuring software maker to buy or divest units
- An announcement could come as soon as Wednesday, people say
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Fuji Soft Inc., a provider of software and information technology services for Japan’s government, banks and other companies, is close to unveil buyout offers for four of its Tokyo-listed subsidiaries, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Cyber Com Co., Cybernet Systems Co., Fuji Soft Service Bureau Inc. and Vinx Corp. — all majority-owned by Fuji Soft — are the targets of the potential takeovers, the people said. Fuji Soft could propose to buy the shares they do not currently own in these companies for about ¥40 billion ($266 million), the people said. The goal of these deals is to boost synergies with the software businesses, they added.