Stake Purchase • Transportation

Marubeni Invests In Gearbulk

On June 2, 2025, Marubeni invested in transportation company Gearbulk

Investment Context

This is Marubeni’s 4th transaction in the Transportation sector.
This is Marubeni’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

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Investment Summary
Date	June 2, 2025
Target	Gearbulk
Sector	Transportation
Investor(s)	Marubeni
Deal Type	Stake Purchase

Target Company

Gearbulk

Pfaffikon, Switzerland

Gearbulk is an operator of open-hatch vessels that feature large, box-shaped cargo holds with wide, openable hatches, enabling the efficient loading and transportation of bulky breakbulk cargo, such as semi-finished products, including pulp and steel. Gearbulk was founded in 1968 and is based in Pfaffikon, Switzerland.

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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Marubeni

Tokyo, Japan

Category	Company
Founded	1858
Sector	Diversified
Employees	42,882
Revenue	7.79T JPY (2025)

DESCRIPTION

Marubeni's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Marubeni is a global trading and investment firm with a diverse range of business interests. Marubeni was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Deal Context for Investor	#
Overall	69 of 71
Sector: Transportation	4 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase	32 of 33
Country: Switzerland	1 of 1
Year: 2025	3 of 5

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-04-03	Beams Tokyo, Japan Beams is a laser equipment Importer and Distributor. Beams was founded in 1996 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2025-04-03

Beams

Tokyo, Japan

Beams is a laser equipment Importer and Distributor. Beams was founded in 1996 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-06-30	Bubbies Ice Cream Phoenix, Arizona, United States Bubbies Ice Cream offers mochi ice cream and frozen novelty desserts, including mini ice cream cookie sandwiches. Bubbies Ice Cream was founded in 1985 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2025-06-30

Bubbies Ice Cream

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Bubbies Ice Cream offers mochi ice cream and frozen novelty desserts, including mini ice cream cookie sandwiches. Bubbies Ice Cream was founded in 1985 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Buy

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