TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Sumitomo Corp said on Wednesday it would spend about 881.7 billion yen ($5.85 billion) to turn SCSK, an IT service company, into a wholly owned subsidiary.
The Japanese trading house will launch a tender offer on Thursday for 5,700 yen apiece, representing a 32% premium over SCSK’s closing share price on Wednesday.
Sumitomo already owns a 50.49% stake in SCSK, according to LSEG data.
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(Reporting by Satoshi SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)
