Billionaire Hisao Nagata’s Trial Holdings said the acquisition of Seiyu Co. would expand his company’s sales to more than ¥1.2 trillion.

KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Seiyu, a nationwide supermarket chain in Japan, today announced the signing of definitive agreements to sell Seiyu (the “Company”) to Trial Holdings, Inc.

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Global investment company KKR has signed a definitive agreement to divest its ownership stakes in supermarket chain Seiyu to Japanese distribution and retail operator, Trial. The transaction is valued ...

KKR first bought a 65% majority stake from Walmart in 2021. Then, in 2023, it purchased another 20% from Rakuten. KKR made its investments in Seiyu from its Asian Fund IV. KKR noted that both the ...