Market Chatter: MBK Partners to Take Over Japan's Makino Milling Machine

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South Korea-based private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Japanese machine tool manufacturer Makino Milling Machine (TYO:6135) in a deal estimated to surpass 2 trillion won, Pulse News reported Wednesday.

The company secured exclusive rights over rival bidder Carlyle. The acquisition, likely via tender offer at 11,000 yen per share (or about 105,000 won), follows a failed bid by Nidec, the report said.

Shares of Makino Milling Machine fell more than 1% at market close on Thursday.

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