Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has welcomed Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. as a strategic partner in its railway business.

In a disclosure on Friday, MPIC said Sumitomo purchased a 34.9-percent stake in that business, which has an effective 55-percent stake in the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC).

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