Yokohama Rubber to acquire KKR-owned Alliance Tire Group

Yokohama Rubber to acquire KKR-owned Alliance Tire Group

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has agreed to buy Alliance Tire Group, a Netherlands-based company led by Indian entrepreneur Yogesh Mahansaria, for $1.2 billion from private equity firm KKR & Co. Ltd. Yokohama Rubber, a Japanese maker of passenger-car tyres, will purchase all shares from KKR and other parties and expects to complete the acquisition by 1 July, according to a statement released on Friday.

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