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Japan’s DBJ, World make preferred equity investment in W&D Investment Design

PUBT·10/05/2026 06:46:03
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Japan’s DBJ, World make preferred equity investment in W&D Investment Design
  • Development Bank of Japan will make a preferred equity investment in W&D Investment Design alongside apparel group World.
  • W&D targets the succession of Uchino, a roughly 90-year-old Japanese maker of premium towels and homewear.
  • A new company set up by W&D will take over Uchino’s operations and assumed financial debt via an absorption-type split.
  • W&D plans to acquire the new company through an equity injection, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Proceeds will fund the succession process and strengthen the post-transaction business platform.


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