Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in February 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Japan in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 12 deals involving Japan in February 2026, 10 of them with a disclosed value, worth $5.3bn in total. The largest was Bain Capital (BCPE Meta Cayman, L.P.)'s $1.3bn deal for MCJ Co., Ltd., ahead of Bain Capital and FineToday Holdings Co., Ltd. at $1.3bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in February 2026
- 15 FebBain Capital (BCPE Meta Cayman, L.P.) → MCJ Co., Ltd.Bain Capital backs ¥200bn buyout of MouseComputer parent MCJTechnology / PC manufacturingCompleted$1.3bn
- 22 FebBain Capital → FineToday Holdings Co., Ltd.Bain Capital agrees to buy FineToday from CVCConsumer / Personal careCompleted$1.3bn
- 319 FebITOCHU Corporation → Hitachi Construction Machinery (13% stake)ITOCHU lifts Hitachi Construction Machinery stake to 33.4% in ¥134bn buyout of JIPIndustrials / Construction machineryCompleted$866m
- 425 FebITOCHU Corporation → ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.ITOCHU bids ¥78bn to take food wholesaler ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN privateConsumer / Food and drinks wholesaleCompleted$500m
- 513 FebTakara Holdings Inc. → Takara Bio Inc.Takara Holdings bids ¥54bn to take Takara Bio privateHealthcare / Life science toolsCompleted$353m
- 613 FebBain Capital (BCJ-102) → INFORICH Inc.Bain Capital backs management buyout of ChargeSPOT owner INFORICHConsumer / Mobile battery sharingCompleted$280m
- 74 FebBrother Industries, Ltd. → MUTOH Holdings Co., Ltd.Brother agrees ¥35bn takeover of printer maker MUTOHTechnology / Printing equipmentCompleted$223m
- 825 FebITOCHU Corporation → Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. (20.05% stake)ITOCHU takes 20% of Sun Frontier in ¥32bn renovation pushReal estate / Office renovationCompleted$204m
- 94 FebYokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. → Br. Holdings CorporationYokogawa Bridge agrees ¥24bn takeover of Br. HoldingsIndustrials / Bridge constructionCompleted$154m
- 1012 FebKohnan Shoji Co., Ltd. → Arenza Holdings Co., Ltd. (minority stake)Kohnan Shoji bids ¥22bn for stake in home-centre rival ArenzaConsumer / Home improvement retailCompleted$142m
- 115 FebKanadevia Corporation → Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.Kanadevia and Nippon Steel Engineering call off merger talksIndustrials / Environmental engineeringTerminatedUndisclosed
- 1225 FebJX Advanced Metals Corporation → Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.JX Advanced Metals to absorb Toho Titanium in share swapMaterials / Titanium and specialty metalsCompletedUndisclosed