GNI Group plans ¥44.776 billion Ayumi buyout, with sellers paid partly in stock
GNI plans to buy all of Ayumi Pharmaceutical Holdings for ¥44.776 billion and make it a wholly owned unit, arguing the deal adds a steadier Japanese earnings base plus an established sales network in rheumatology, orthopedics and fever-and-pain drugs. Ayumi reported revenue of ¥38.543 billion and operating profit of ¥6.206 billion in the year to March 2026, giving GNI a domestic commercial platform rather than just another pipeline promise. The financing is the real tell. GNI will pay ¥18.005 billion in cash and settle ¥26.771 billion through a contribution in kind, issuing 9,974,291 new shares to the sellers, while also lining up ¥20 billion of borrowing from Mizuho Bank and SBI Shinsei Bank. Management says the deal should close between June 30 and September 30, but existing holders face 17.89% share dilution and BCP is expected to emerge as the largest shareholder.