Investment Summary

Marubeni Invests In Galileo Wheel

On October 12, 2022, Marubeni invested in automotive company Galileo Wheel

Investment Highlights
  • This is Marubeni’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Marubeni’s 1st transaction in Israel.

Investment Summary
Date 2022-10-12
Target Galileo Wheel
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) Marubeni
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Galileo Wheel

Mevasseret Tzion, Israel
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Galileo Wheel is focused on developing unique structured airless and pneumatic tires. The company's private brand “Cup Wheel” has an airless function and greater ground contact compared to standard tires, leading to better traction and improved productivity. Galileo also reduces soil compaction and soil damage in general. It has already started sales of tires used for center pivot irrigation machinery. They also plan to sell tires for skid steer loaders and small construction machinery, and will mainly expand sales for agricultural and construction machinery. Galileo Wheel is based in Mevasseret Tzion, Israel.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Marubeni

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1858
Sector Diversified
Employees42,882
Revenue 8,508.6B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Marubeni's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Marubeni's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Marubeni is a global trading and investment firm with a diverse range of business interests. These areas encompass importing and exporting, as well as transactions in the Japanese market, related to food materials, food products, textiles, materials, pulp and paper, chemicals, energy, metals and mineral resources, transportation machinery, and includes offshore trading. The Company's activities also extend to power projects and infrastructure, plants and industrial machinery, finance, logistics and information industry, and real estate development and construction. Marubeni was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 58 of 63
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 31 of 33
Country (Israel) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 5 of 5
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