Pest-control firm Cats Inc. filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying it failed to obtain lenders’ support after its executives were arrested for allegedly manipulating its share price.
The nation’s second-largest pest-control company had a negative net worth of 686 million yen as of the end of June after suffering from falling sales and booking a loss stemming from a write down of its fully owned U.S. subsidiary.
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