In the Japanese retail, wholesale & foodservice industry, there were 24 M&A deals announced in Q1 2023, worth a total value of $656.1m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $535m minority acquisition of aim services co ltd (foodservice) by mitsui was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes, the M&A activity and most notable deals are included in GlobalData’s Foodservices Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, M&A activity in Japan decreased by 21% in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $825.1m and rose by 2634% as compared to Q1 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 11% in Q1 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 27% lower than in Q1 2022.

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