It was found that Hitachi, Ltd. is making adjustments to sell the shares of "Hitachi Transport System" while proceeding with the reorganization within the group centered on IT and digital.
It is expected that the final seller will be decided in the near future.
According to the people concerned, Hitachi is making adjustments to sell the shares of Hitachi Transport System, a group company that is a major logistics company and holds 39% of the shares.
There are multiple investment funds listed as candidates for sale, but we are currently negotiating with priority given to the American investment fund "KKR" and will decide the final sale destination soon.
In July last year, Hitachi acquired the US "GlobalLogic" for more than 1 trillion yen in order to strengthen its IT business, while in January, about half of the shares of its listed subsidiary "Hitachi Construction Machinery" We are proceeding with reorganization within the group centered on the IT and digital fields, such as deciding to sell, and this sale negotiation seems to be part of that.
On the other hand, Hitachi Transport System was aiming for a business integration with SG Holdings, which owns Sagawa Express, a major home delivery company, but it has been postponed because the environment surrounding the logistics industry has changed significantly due to the influence of the new coronavirus. I did.