Mitsui Chemicals agreed to acquire chip materials maker JSR at an $8.8 billion equity value

What happened: Mitsui Chemicals agreed to acquire chip materials maker JSR at an $8.8 billion equity value. Key numbers: Equity value $8.8 billion. Development Bank of Japan to invest ¥200 billion in non-voting preferred shares. Closing expected in the second half of fiscal 2027. Why it matters: The deal combines a chemicals group with a chip materials maker, with the Development Bank of Japan taking a preferred share stake alongside the acquisition.

Mitsui Chemicals agreed to acquire chip materials maker JSR at an $8.8 billion equity value.

The deal combines a chemicals group with a chip materials maker, with the Development Bank of Japan taking a preferred share stake alongside the acquisition.