Japan’s Ain to acquire competitor in more than $694 million deal, Nikkei reports

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s leading dispensing pharmacy operator Ain Holdings has decided to acquire competitor Kraft in a deal exceeding 100 billion yen ($693.3 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.

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(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Jan Harvey)