Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd. cancelled the acquisition of 13.81% stake in Net Protections, Inc. from a fund managed by Advantage Partners, LLP.
June 03, 2020
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Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd. (TSE:8566) agreed to acquire 13.81% stake in Net Protections, Inc. from a fund managed by Advantage Partners, LLP on June 4, 2019. A definitive agreement was signed on June 21, 2019. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acted as a financial advisor to Advantage Partners, LLP.
Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd. (TSE:8566) cancelled the acquisition of 13.81% stake in Net Protections, Inc. from a fund managed by Advantage Partners, LLP on June 4, 2020.
Net Protections Holdings Inc is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the settlement solutions business. The Company is mainly engaged in the settlement solutions business, offering the BNPL settlement service, which guarantees credit risk. The feature of this service is that customers can outsource a series of settlement-related operations as a one-stop service. Settlement-related operations include credit screening, invoicing, payment confirmation/cancellation, reminders/collections, and handling of bad debts, and there are specialized companies for each of these operations. In addition, as a comprehensive provider of BNPL payment services, it offers BNPL payment services regardless of the transaction type, such as individual, corporate, e-commerce (EC), and face-to-face sales. Its services include the services for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions NP Postpaid, Atone, and Afty, and for business-to-business (B2B) transactions NP payment.