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Span Nihon Kohoen Diagnostics Pvt Ltd & Nihon Kohden Corp	Update Date: 10/14/08
Date Announced: 10/10/08
Value (million $USD): n/a

Status: Completed

TRANSACTION DETAILS
Date Announced	10/10/08
Date Originally Announced	10/10/08
Format	Acq. Maj. Int.	Acquisition techniques	Divestiture; Joint Venture
Attitude	Friendly	Agency	n/a
Value	n/a	Advisor Fees	n/a

SYNOPSIS
INDIA - Nihon Kohden Corp (NK) acquired a 55% interest in Span Nihon Kohoen Diagnostics Pvt Ltd (SN), a diagnostic pharmaceuticals manufacturer and a wholly-owned unit of Span Diagnostics Ltd (SD), in the formation of a joint venture. On completion, NK owned 55% and SD the remaining 45% stake in SN.

TARGET
Name	Span Nihon Kohoen Diagnostics Pvt Ltd
Industries	Pharmaceutical preparations; Medicinal chemicals and botanical products
City	n/a
State	n/a
Nation	India
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Subsidiary
Business Description	Span Nihon Kohoen Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, headquartered in India, manufactures diagnostic pharmaceuticals.
Advisors	NULL
Target Sales	n/a

ACQUIROR
Name	Nihon Kohden Corp (Tokyo : 6849)
Industries	X-Ray apparatus & tubes & other irradiation equip.; Medical, dental, and hospital equipment & supplies; Professional equipment and supplies, nec
City	Tokyo
State	n/a
Nation	Japan
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Public
Business Description	Nihon Kohden Corp, based in Tokyo, Japan, manufactures, exports, imports and distributes electronic medical equipment. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Electronic medical equipment and other. Medical products of the Group include electrocardiograms, electroencephalographs and patient monitoring systems and defibrillator and power transformers. The company has operations in USA, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1951.
Advisors	NULL
Acquiror Sales	1.02 billion U.S. Dollar 108.28 billion Japanese Yen

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