IT infrastructure distributor Daiwabo (TYO:3107) plans to invest about 589.8 million yen to acquire a 21.26% stake in IT sales outsourcing firm BCC (TYO:7376) through a third-party allotment of new shares, according to its Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.
The two companies have also entered into a capital business alliance to address the IT industry's labor shortage by sharing knowledge and facilitating personnel exchanges.