Start Today Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition of Aratana Inc. from Minoru Yamamoto, Shinji Hamozu, JAFCO Super V-3 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund of JAFCO Co., Ltd., Social Ad & Commerce Technology Fund, a fund of GMO VenturePartners, Inc., and others.
May 27, 2015
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Start Today Co., Ltd. (TSE:3092) entered into a share exchange contract to acquire Aratana Inc. from Minoru Yamamoto, Shinji Hamozu, JAFCO Super V-3 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund of JAFCO Co., Ltd. (TSE:8595), Social Ad & Commerce Technology Fund, a fund of GMO VenturePartners, Inc., and others in stock on March 25, 2015. Under the terms of the transaction, 1 Aratana ordinary share can be exchanged to 117.3 ordinary shares of Start Today, 1 Aratana Class B classified stock can be exchanged to 240.2 ordinary shares of Start Today, 1 Aratana Class C classified stock can be exchanged to 230 ordinary shares of Start Today.
Aratana had net assets of ¥404 million, total assets of ¥862 million, net sales of ¥578 million, operating loss of ¥25 million and net loss of ¥5 million for the period ended April, 2014. The Board of Directors of Start Today and Aratana approved the transaction on March 25, 2015. The share exchange approval from shareholders' meeting of Aratana is scheduled on April 9, 2015. The share exchange execution date is scheduled on May 28, 2015.
Start Today Co., Ltd. (TSE:3092) completed the acquisition of Aratana Inc. from Minoru Yamamoto, Shinji Hamozu, JAFCO Super V-3 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund of JAFCO Co., Ltd. (TSE:8595), Social Ad & Commerce Technology Fund, a fund of GMO VenturePartners, Inc., and others on May 28, 2015.
Livesense Inc. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the operation of various information media. The Company operates in three business segments. The Job Information Media segment is engaged in the operation of Websites, which provide part-time job information, career change information and temporary employee information. The Real Estate Information Media segment is engaged in the operation of Website providing real estate leasing information. The E-commerce (EC) business segment is engage in the operation of overseas fashion EC site. The other business is engaged in new business and consulting business.
Start Today Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition of Aratana Inc. from Minoru Yamamoto, Shinji Hamozu, JAFCO Super V-3 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund of JAFCO Co., Ltd., Social Ad & Commerce Technology Fund, a fund of GMO VenturePartners, Inc., and others.
LIVESENSE INC. 
