Brother Industries has officially completed its acquisition of Mutoh Holdings, securing an 88.01 percent ownership stake and significantly strengthening its position in the global professional imaging and wide-format printing markets. Effective March 30, 2026, Mutoh will now operate as a consolidated subsidiary of Brother, after the company acquired 4,039,103 shares of Mutoh at ¥7,626 per share, representing a total transaction value of approximately ¥30.8 billion. The all-cash deal, funded entirely from internal reserves, exceeded the required ownership threshold and will result in Mutoh’s delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, followed by a statutory squeeze-out of remaining minority shareholders.
Mutoh’s offerings include UV-LED, eco-solvent, dye-sublimation, and direct-to-textile printers, along with cutting plotters, large-format scanners, and 3D printing technologies for industrial and commercial applications. Mutoh also brings proprietary technologies such as UV-LED curing systems under the AMP SPEED brand, VerteLith RIP software, and environmentally conscious ink solutions—further aligning with Brother’s long-term focus on sustainable printing technologies. At this stage, Brother plans to maintain Mutoh’s headquarters in Tokyo while leveraging its global manufacturing and distribution infrastructure to expand market reach.