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Imminent Delisting Overshadows Operations: <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/ajis-co-ltd">AJIS Co Ltd</a> is scheduled to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 19, 2026, following a successful tender offer by the founding family's entity, Saito Holdings Y.K. This action fundamentally alters the investment thesis, eliminating public market liquidity and making the stock unsuitable for public equity investors.</li>
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Divergent Financial Trends: The company exhibits a concerning disconnect between top-line growth and profitability. While the 3-year revenue CAGR is a robust 13.28%, key metrics such as Net Income, Operating Cash Flow, and EPS show negative CAGRs over 5 and 7-year periods, indicating significant margin and efficiency pressures. This financial underperformance was a key driver for the decision to go private.</li>
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Strategic Privatization to Address Headwinds: Management's rationale for the takeover is to navigate a challenging domestic retail market and labor shortages by enabling long-term investments in human capital and technology without the pressure of short-term earnings expectations. The focus will be on adapting to technological shifts and restructuring the business for future stability.</li>
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Imminent Delisting Overshadows Operations: AJIS Co Ltd is scheduled to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 19, 2026, following a successful tender offer by the founding family's entity, Saito Holdings Y.K.  This action fundamentally alters the investment thesis, eliminating public market liquidity and making the stock unsuitable for public equity investors.
  
Divergent Financial Trends: The company exhibits a concerning disconnect between top-line growth and profitability. While the 3-year revenue CAGR is a robust 13.28%, key metrics such as Net Income, Operating Cash Flow, and EPS show negative CAGRs over 5 and 7-year periods, indicating significant margin and efficiency pressures. This financial underperformance was a key driver for the decision to go private.
  
Strategic Privatization to Address Headwinds: Management's rationale for the takeover is to navigate a challenging domestic retail market and labor shortages by enabling long-term investments in human capital and technology without the pressure of short-term earnings expectations.  The focus will be on adapting to technological shifts and restructuring the business for future stability.
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Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Yesterday, the SAITO family which owns 46.75% got Hikari Tsushin, which owns 22+%, to agree to sell their shares into a Tender Offer at what was a small premium.</li>
<li>Interestingly, the premium was decent compared to a week ago - +50%. But the stock ramped in a volume spike on no public news. Hmmmm...</li>
<li>It's too cheap - about 7.5-10x EV/Net Income using recent/low/5yr average ranges. But it's a done deal.</li>
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Yesterday, the SAITO family which owns 46.75% got Hikari Tsushin, which owns 22+%, to agree to sell their shares into a Tender Offer at what was a small premium.
Interestingly, the premium was decent compared to a week ago - +50%. But the stock ramped in a volume spike on no public news. Hmmmm...
It's too cheap - about 7.5-10x EV/Net Income using recent/low/5yr average ranges. But it's a done deal.


[Japan M&A] Family Gets Hikari Tsushin To Agree to Sell AJIS (4659 JP) - Done Deal

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ajis-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3539:1" rel="noopener">AJIS Co Ltd (4659 JP)</a> has recommended Saito Holdings' tender offer at JPY4,450, a 8.3% premium to the last close and a 46.4% premium to the undisturbed price (16 February). </li>
<li>The offer represents an all-time high and aligns with the midpoint of the IFA DCF valuation range. The irrevocables will satisfy the minimum.</li>
<li>The likelihood of a competing offer is low, as the founding family can block a rival EGM vote on the share consolidation. Therefore, this is a done deal.</li>
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AJIS Co Ltd (4659 JP) has recommended Saito Holdings' tender offer at JPY4,450, a 8.3% premium to the last close and a 46.4% premium to the undisturbed price (16 February). 
The offer represents an all-time high and aligns with the midpoint of the IFA DCF valuation range. The irrevocables will satisfy the minimum.
The likelihood of a competing offer is low, as the founding family can block a rival EGM vote on the share consolidation. Therefore, this is a done deal.


AJIS (4659 JP): Founding Family’s Tender Offer Is a Done Deal

David Blennerhassett

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<li>For April 2026, 8 new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$7bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in April was ~56%, and a year-to-date average of 45%.</li>
<li>The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.</li>
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For April 2026, 8 new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$7bn.
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in April was ~56%, and a year-to-date average of 45%.
The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.


Asia-Pac M&A, April 2026 Wrap: Atlas Arteria, European Lithium, OOh!Media, Global Ltd, Taiyo Holding

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<li>I tally 23 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Those arbs metrics and upcoming events are detailed below.</li>
<li>One new deal was discussed on Smartkarma this week: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/global-ltd-the" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9672:1" rel="noopener">Global (3271 JP)</a>. Both <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ronzgun-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40082:1" rel="noopener">Rongzun (1780 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijingwest-industries-interna" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13118:1" rel="noopener">BeijingWest Industries (2339 HK)</a> are suspended pursuant to the Hong Kong Takever's Code.</li>
<li>Key updates/news also took place on: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/insignia-financial-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12349:1" rel="noopener">Insignia Financial (IFL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-storage-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13762:1" rel="noopener">National Storage REIT (NSR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bright-smart-securities-commodities-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20511:1" rel="noopener">Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mcj-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14132:1" rel="noopener">MCJ (6670 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/takara-bio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10766:1" rel="noopener">Takara Bio Inc (4974 JP)</a>.</li>
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I tally 23 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Those arbs metrics and upcoming events are detailed below.
One new deal was discussed on Smartkarma this week: Global (3271 JP). Both Rongzun (1780 HK) and BeijingWest Industries (2339 HK) are suspended pursuant to the Hong Kong Takever's Code.
Key updates/news also took place on: Insignia Financial (IFL AU), National Storage REIT (NSR AU), Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK), MCJ (6670 JP), and Takara Bio Inc (4974 JP).


Asia-Pac M&A Weekly Wrap: The Global, Insignia Financial, National Storage REIT, MCJ, Takara Bio

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AJIS CO., LTD. provides inventory stocktaking services to supermarkets, bookstores, and general merchandise stores.

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AJIS Co Ltd (4659 JP)

Primer: AJIS Co Ltd (4659 JP) - Aug 2026

Imminent Delisting Overshadows Operations: AJIS Co Ltd is scheduled to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 19, 2026, following a...

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[Japan M&A] Family Gets Hikari Tsushin To Agree to Sell AJIS (4659 JP) - Done Deal

The Saito family asked Hikari Tsushin to sell the 22% they'd bought up over the years and they said yes. So this is a done deal takeout of a small...

Travis Lundy

AJIS (4659 JP): Founding Family’s Tender Offer Is a Done Deal

The offer represents an all-time high and aligns with the midpoint of the IFA DCF valuation range. The irrevocables will satisfy the minimum.

Arun George

Asia-Pac M&A, April 2026 Wrap: Atlas Arteria, European Lithium, OOh!Media, Global Ltd, Taiyo Holding

The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in April was ~56%, and a year-to-date average of 45%.

David Blennerhassett

Asia-Pac M&A Weekly Wrap: The Global, Insignia Financial, National Storage REIT, MCJ, Takara Bio

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

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