Investment Summary

Johnson Electric Holdings Invests In Nihon Mini Motor Co.

On April 24, 2003, Johnson Electric Holdings invested in electrical equipment company Nihon Mini Motor Co. from Mitsubishi Materials for 12M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 1st transaction in Japan.

Investment Summary

Date 2003-04-24
Target Nihon Mini Motor Co.
Sector Electrical Equipment
Investor(s) Johnson Electric Holdings
Sellers(s) Mitsubishi Materials
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Deal Value 12M USD

Target

Nihon Mini Motor Co.

Saku, Japan
Nihon Mini Motor is a designer of micro motors for multiple audio visual applications, including digital camera, video camera and projectors.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Johnson Electric Holdings

Hong Kong, China

Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees30,000
Revenue 3.6B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Johnson Electric office in Plymouth, Michigan.
Johnson Electric office in Plymouth, Michigan.

Johnson Electric is a provider of electric motors and motion subsystems. It serves a broad range of industries including automotive, building automation and security, business machines, security and aerospace, food and beverage equipment, home technologies, HVAC, industrial equipment, medical devices, personal care, power equipment and power tools. Johnson Electric was founded in 1959 and is based in Hong Kong, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 2 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-16 ArvinMeritor - Seat Motor

United States

ArvinMeritor's Seat Motor business engages in the manufacture and sale of seat motors.

Buy $12M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-26 Nihon Mini Motor Co.

Saku, Japan

Nihon Mini Motor is a designer of micro motors for multiple audio visual applications, including digital camera, video camera and projectors.

Buy $14M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mitsubishi Materials

Tokyo,, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1871
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees23,112
DESCRIPTION

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.manufactures and processes non-ferrous metals such as copper, zinc, lead, gold, and silver. The Company also produces other products such as cement, aluminum cans, silicon, fine chemicals, and electronic materials. Ube Industries, an affiliate, sells cement products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-06 Mitsubishi Materials C.M.I.

Susono, Japan

Mitsubishi Materials C.M.I. Corp. is a manufactures of electrical equipment.

Sell -