# Kitz to acquire V TEX from Kanadevia to boost semiconductor valve business

KITZ Corporation's board approved acquiring all shares of V TEX Corporation from Kanadevia Corporation, making V TEX a subsidiary to strengthen its semiconductor vacuum valve business.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-26
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: vacuum valves, rupture disks
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Kitz Corp](https://endata.com/companies/3803.md) (acquirer)
- [V TEX](https://endata.com/companies/14122.md) (target)
- [Kanadevia](https://endata.com/companies/14123.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industrialvalvenews.com](https://www.industrialvalvenews.com/featured/kitz-to-acquire-v-tex-to-boost-semiconductor-focused-valve-business/), 2026-03-26: "KITZ Corporation hereby announces that it has resolved, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, to acquire all shares of V TEX Corporation."

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