Cognex Corporation (NasdaqGS:CGNX) agreed to acquire Moritex Corporation from Trustar Capital for ¥40 billion on August 29, 2023. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and expected to close by the end of 2023. Evercore acted as sole financial advisor to Cognex. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. acted as financial advisor to Trustar Capital. Nishimura & Asahi and Norman Zhong, Hao Zhang, Ella Yu, Lynn Zhang and Sunny To of Fangda Partners acted as legal counsel to Cognex.

Cognex Corporation (NasdaqGS:CGNX) completed the acquisition of Moritex Corporation from Trustar Capital on October 18, 2023.