Nidec to buy Japan's Takisawa, will launch tender bid Thursday

Motor maker's buyout approved after more than year of negotiations

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Nidec will launch a tender offer on Sept. 14 for machine tool maker Takisawa at 2,600 yen per share, with no upper limit set. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

YUJI OHIRA, Nikkei staff writer

KYOTO -- Japanese motor maker Nidec and Takisawa Machine Tool announced Wednesday the two companies have reached an agreement for Nidec to acquire Takisawa.

Nidec proposed the buyout in July, without obtaining prior consent from Takisawa's management. That management, which had not previously commented publicly on the proposal, decided to accept the move on Wednesday, averting a hostile takeover. 

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