SBC Medical Group Holdings Acquires Waqoo, Inc. via Tender Offer and Off-Market Share Transfer
December 19, 2025
SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, through its Japanese subsidiary SBC Medical Group Co., Ltd., announced the commencement and final results of a tender offer to acquire shares of Waqoo, Inc. at JPY 1,900 per share. Alongside the tender offer, Chairman and CEO Yoshiyuki Aikawa is expected to transfer his remaining Waqoo shares to SBC Medical via an off-market transaction, resulting in SBC Medical becoming the parent and largest shareholder.
- Buyers
- SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, SBC Medical Group Co., Ltd., SBI Securities Co., Ltd.
- Targets
- Waqoo, Inc.
- Sellers
- Yoshiyuki Aikawa (Chairman and CEO of SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Japan
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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