European fund EQT to take Japan's Fujitec private for $2.7 billion
Following completion of the tender offer, EQT would own 85 per cent, while Fujitec's founding family would roll over a 15 per cent minority stake, EQT said in a statement.
Shares in Fujitec plunged 9.5 per cent to 5,616 yen in early Tokyo trade. ($1 = 148.4400 yen)
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