Accenture Japan Ltd agreed to acquire SIGNAL, Inc. from Vector Inc..

VECTOR Inc is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the public relations (PR) business and press release distribution business. The Company operates in six business segments. Public Relations segment conducts consulting business that provides PR support for clients' products and services through strategic PR. The Press Release Distribution segment distributes information about customers' products and services as news releases based on publicity requests from clients, and develops a platform business that connects companies and consumers with news. The Video Release Distribution segment conducts video distribution business that appeals to the target through the Internet. The Direct Marketing segment conducts direct to customer (D2C) business that develops and sells health and beauty related products and services through the Internet. The Media segment conducts media operation business. The Human Resources (HR) segment conducts human resources-related business.