M&A Deal Summary

NEC and Toppan Printing Co. Acquire NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions

On October 1, 2002, NEC and Toppan Printing Co. acquired semiconductors company NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NEC’s 1st and Toppan Printing Co.’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is NEC’s 1st and Toppan Printing Co.’s 1st transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2002-10-01
Target NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) NEC
Toppan Printing Co.
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions

Minato-Ku, Japan
NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions, Inc. is a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing company.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

NEC

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees104,194
Revenue 3.42T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION
NEC's office in Santa Clara, California.
NEC's office in Santa Clara, California.

NEC is a global provider of IT hardware and solutions. The Company also offers systems integration services, such as systems implementation and consulting services. NEC was founded in 1899 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 14
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 NEC Sphere Communications

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

NEC Sphere Communications Inc. provides software-based enterprise telecommunications.

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Buyer

Toppan Printing Co.

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1900
Sector Chemicals
Employees48,999
DESCRIPTION

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer and marketer of packaging inks and chemical products to semiconductor industry.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-06 NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions

Minato-Ku, Japan

NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions, Inc. is a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing company.

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