Japan's Trial Holdings to buy supermarket chain Seiyu from KKR for $2.55 bln
TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Trial Holdings 141A.T said on Wednesday it would spend 382.6 billion yen ($2.55 billion) to acquire the Seiyu supermarket chain controlled by U.S. private equity fund KKR KKR.N.
Trial said in a release it would use existing cash and newly arranged bank borrowings to purchase Seiyu and make it a wholly owned subsidiary.
KKR bought a 65% stake in Seiyu from Walmart in 2021, before acquiring an additional 20% stake from Rakuten in 2023, the fund said in a separate release. Walmart will also sell its 15% stake to Trial, KKR said.
Major retailers including Aeon 8267.T and Don Quijote-owner Pan Pacific International Holdings 7532.T were other bidders for Seiyu, the Nikkei newspaper reported last month.
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