ドラッグストアのウエルシアとツルハ　経営統合に向け協議開始(2024年2月29日)

Welcia and Tsuruha pharmacies Discussion on business merger begins (2024/02/29)

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ドラッグストア最大手のウエルシアホールディングスと売り上げ高2位のツルハホールディングスが経営統合に向けた協議を始めたと発表しました。
Welcia Holdings, the largest pharmaceutical company, and Tsuruha Holdings, the second largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, announced that they have begun discussions on business integration.
「様々な分野でシナジーを発揮させ、日本最大のドラッグストア連合体を創成して参ります」　
“We will take advantage of coordination in various fields to establish the largest pharmacy association in Japan.”
ウエルシアの親会社であるイオンは香港の投資ファンドが持つツルハの株式約13.6％を、3月をめどに約1000億円で取得し、自社が持つツルハ株と合わせて筆頭株主となる見込みです。　
Aeon, Welcia's parent company, is expected to acquire about 13.6% of Tsuruha shares held by a Hong Kong investment fund for about 100 billion yen in March and, together with existing Tsuruha shares, will become the largest shareholder.
イオンが主導し、2027年末までに経営統合の最終合意を目指します。　
Aeon will take the lead and aims to reach a final agreement on business integration by the end of 2027.
統合後はウエルシアがツルハの完全子会社に、ツルハはイオンの連結子会社になる方針です。　
Following the merger, Welcia will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Tsuruha and Tsuruha will become a consolidated subsidiary of Aeon.
2社が統合すれば売上高が2兆円を超える日本最大のドラッグストアが誕生します。　
If the two companies merge, Japan's largest drug company will be created with sales exceeding 2 trillion yen.

ドラッグストア最大手のウエルシアホールディングスと売り上げ高2位のツルハホールディングスが経営統合に向けた協議を始めたと発表しました。

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

位

Throne, crown, (nobleman''s) seat; government position, court rank; social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung; grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank; digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place; degree, extent, amount

経営

Management, administration

統合

Integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in

高

High school; high-

協議

Conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation

向け

Intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ..

始め

Beginning, start, outset, opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ..., not to mention ..

売り上げ

Amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover

ドラッグストア

Drugstore, pharmacy

最大手

largest company, industry leader
「様々な分野でシナジーを発揮させ、日本最大のドラッグストア連合体を創成して参ります」　

日本

Japan

分野

Field, sphere, realm, division, branch

様々

Varied, various

発揮

Exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation

最大

Biggest, greatest, largest, maximum

参り

Visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

ドラッグストア

Drugstore, pharmacy

連合体

federation

シナジー

synergy
ウエルシアの親会社であるイオンは香港の投資ファンドが持つツルハの株式約13.6％を、3月をめどに約1000億円で取得し、自社が持つツルハ株と合わせて筆頭株主となる見込みです。　

億

10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

円

Yen, japanese monetary unit; circle

約

Approximately, about; promise; shortening, reduction, simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

株

Stock, share; stump; root, rootstock; strain (of bacteria, etc.); tradeable rank, goodwill; one''s forte

月

Monday

投資

Investment

合わせ

Joint together, opposite, facing

株式

Stock (company)

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

取得

Acquisition, obtaining, gaining possession, purchase

見込み

Hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood; expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate; side of a structural member

自社

One''s company, company one works for; in-house, belonging to the company

香港

Hong kong, hongkong

イオン

Ion, electrically-charged atom

ファンド

fund

親会社

parent company

株主

shareholder, stockholder

筆頭

brush tip; first on a list; head, chief
イオンが主導し、2027年末までに経営統合の最終合意を目指します。　

経営

Management, administration

最終

Last, final, closing

末

The end of; powder

統合

Integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in

合意

Agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

主導

Leadership, initiative, spearhead

イオン

Ion, electrically-charged atom
統合後はウエルシアがツルハの完全子会社に、ツルハはイオンの連結子会社になる方針です。　

後

After

完全

Perfection, completeness

方針

Objective, plan, policy

統合

Integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in

子会社

Subsidiary (company)

連結

Concatenation, coupling, connection, linking, consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

イオン

Ion, electrically-charged atom
2社が統合すれば売上高が2兆円を超える日本最大のドラッグストアが誕生します。　

日本

Japan

円

Yen, japanese monetary unit; circle

誕生

Birth, creation, formation

統合

Integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in

高

High school; high-

兆

10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion; sign, omen, indication, portent

最大

Biggest, greatest, largest, maximum

社

Shrine (usually shinto)

ドラッグストア

Drugstore, pharmacy