Mitsui Chemicals to Acquire JSR Alongside Development Bank of Japan for $8.8 Billion

what happened

Mitsui Chemicals has agreed to acquire semiconductor materials maker JSR jointly with the state-owned Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), in a transaction worth about $8.8 billion. The Japanese chemicals company said on Monday that it will buy JSR from the state-backed fund JIC Capital. JSR makes photoresists and other materials used in chip production.

The deal values JSR's equity at 1.392 trillion yen, or roughly $8.78 billion, including a 200 billion yen investment from DBJ. Mitsui Chemicals intends to take all of JSR's voting rights, while the common shares DBJ will receive are expected to be converted into non-voting preferred shares. To fund the purchase and provide working capital after closing, the company plans a bridge loan of 1.640 trillion yen.

why it matters

The size of the deal and the 1.64 trillion yen bridge loan point to a heavy debt load for Mitsui Chemicals, so investors will watch its longer-term financing plans closely. The company aims to raise up to 300 billion yen through a mix of common-share issuance and mezzanine financing, with up to 150 billion yen coming from selling common shares. Share issuance could weigh on the stock, and the transaction matters for Japan's semiconductor materials sector overall.

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