Bandai Co., Ltd.

Jul 05, 1950:

• Company founded.

Oct 01, 1997:

• Bandai Co., Ltd. and Sega Enterprises merge, forming the new company Sega Bandai, Ltd.

May 02, 2005:

• The company acquires Namco Ltd. for about $1.7 billion. The merged companies will form Namco Bandai Holdings Inc., led by Bandai President Takeo Takasu and Namco Vice Chairman Kyushiro Takagi.