# Mitsui Knowledge Industry to merge with Mitsui & Co. Electronics

Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) and Mitsui & Co. Electronics (MBEL) signed a merger agreement, with MKI as the surviving entity, effective April 1, 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-02-01
- Where: Tokyo, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: IT services, IoT solutions, semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Knowledge Industry](https://endata.com/companies/52941.md) (acquirer)
- [Mitsui & Co. Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/52942.md) (target)

## Sources

- [kyodonewsprwire.jp](https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202101280334), 2021-02-01: "MKIとMBELは、2021年4月1日を効力発生日とする両社の合併について、2021年1月29日に合併契約を締結した"

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