Japan's Nidec to buy Italian toolmaker Pama for $100m

Electric motor leader aims to become a machine tool powerhouse

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A Nidec machine tool used for making gears. Most of the company's sales in the segment are domestic. (Photo courtesy of Nidec)

Nikkei staff writers

KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese motor maker Nidec will acquire Pama, an Italian producer of machine tools, in a deal estimated to be worth 15 billion yen ($108 million), Nikkei has learned.

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