# Fujifilm to acquire 71.2% stake in Wako Pure Chemical for $1.31B

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. announced a tender offer for Takeda Pharmaceutical's 71.2% stake in laboratory chemical maker Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd. for 154.7 billion yen ($1.31 billion).

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-12-15
- Where: Japan
- Value: $1.31B (154.7B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Products: laboratory chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Fujifilm](https://endata.com/companies/5880.md) (acquirer)
- [Wako Pure Chemical Industries](https://endata.com/companies/20774.md) (target)
- [Takeda Pharmaceutical](https://endata.com/companies/20775.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [law360.com](https://www.law360.com/lifesciences/articles/873078/fujifilm-to-expand-health-care-biz-with-1-3b-wako-buy), 2016-12-15: "Fujifilm Holdings Corp. plans to take on a 71.2 percent stake in one of its suppliers, announcing a 154.7 billion Japanese yen ($1.31 billion) tender offer."
- [law360.com](https://www.law360.com/articles/873078/fujifilm-to-expand-health-care-biz-with-1-3b-wako-buy), 2016-12-15: "Fujifilm Holdings Corp. plans to take on a 71.2 percent stake in one of its suppliers, announcing a 154.7 billion Japanese yen ($1.31 billion) tender offer."

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