# Amada agrees to acquire Via Mechanics for ¥51 billion

Amada Co., Ltd. agreed to acquire Via Mechanics Co., Ltd. from Advantage Partners and others for ¥51.0 billion. The transaction is expected to close in July 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-04-16
- Where: Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $340.0M (51.0B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial machinery
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Amada](https://endata.com/companies/4784.md) (acquirer)
- [Kanadevia](https://endata.com/companies/14123.md) (partner)
- [Advantage Partners Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/54235.md) (partner)
- [Via Mechanics, Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/54236.md) (target)
- [H&F](https://endata.com/companies/82545.md) (target)

## Sources

- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/AMADA-CO-LTD-6492041/news/Amada-Co-Ltd-agreed-to-acquire-Via-Mechanics-Co-Ltd-from-Advantage-Partners-VI-APCP-VI-L-P-49647056/), 2025-04-16: "Amada Co., Ltd. (TSE:6113) agreed to acquire Via Mechanics Co., Ltd. from Advantage Partners VI, APCP VI, L.P. managed by Advantage Partners, Inc. and others for ¥51.0 billion on April 17, 2025."
- [au.marketscreener.com](https://au.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/AMADA-CO-LTD-6492041/news/Amada-Co-Ltd-agreed-to-acquire-Via-Mechanics-Co-Ltd-from-Advantage-Partners-VI-APCP-VI-L-P-49647056/), 2025-04-16: "Amada Co., Ltd. (TSE:6113) agreed to acquire Via Mechanics Co., Ltd. from Advantage Partners VI, APCP VI, L.P. managed by Advantage Partners, Inc. and others for ¥51.0 billion on April 17, 2025."
- [note.com](https://note.com/sankituushin/n/n32d238234f3c?hl=en), 2025-04-17: "Amada announced on April 17 that it has signed a share transfer agreement to acquire all shares of Via Mechanics (Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture), making it a wholly owned subsidiary."
- [sheetmetalindustries.com](https://sheetmetalindustries.com/acquisition-of-comprehensive-press-manufacturer/), 2025-05-20: "AMADA reached this agreement with the aim of quickly establishing a system capable of providing total metalworking solutions, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of its press automation solutions business."

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