Sweden's EQT to buy out Japan's Fujitec in all-share $2.7bn deal

Investment group to revamp elevator maker rocked by activist shareholders

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Fujitec's headquarters in Shiga, Japan. (Photo by Norika Taguchi)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Elevator maker Fujitec has been targeted for a 400 billion yen ($2.7 billion) buyout by Swedish investment group EQT, sources told Nikkei on Tuesday.

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