Yomeishu Seizo, a Japanese medicinal liqueur manufacturer, is considering going private and has received acquisition proposals from several investment funds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/japan-liquor-maker-yomeishu-going-private/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #yomeishuseizo #stocks #acquisitions

Net income at the U.S. lender’s local securities subsidiary more than doubled to ¥45.6 billion in the year ended March 31 — the highest in at least seven years, filings show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/foreign-banks-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #brokerages #jpmorgan #stocks #acquisitions

Nippon Steel has said that it registered a net loss in the April-June quarter, squeezed by a restructuring charge related to its acquisition of United States Steel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/companies/nippon-steel-quarterly-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#nipponsteel #ussteel #mergers #acquisitions #us #financialresults

Dai-ichi Life is considering mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia as part of its plan to expand overseas, eyeing a growing but increasingly crowded market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/companies/dai-ichi-life-ma-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiichilife #mergers #acquisitions #lifeinsurance #southeastasia

Despite the end of Couche-Tard's bid, Seven & I Holdings remains a buyout target in the eyes of some investors, who say new suitors may emerge unless the operator of 7-Eleven turns around its business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/seven-i-buyout-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #conveniencestores

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s decision to walk away from an attempted acquisition of Seven & I Holdings has set off a debate in Tokyo about what lessons foreign companies with mergers and acquisitions aims should draw. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/couche-tard-failed-bid-sparks-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #conveniencestores

Drug wholesaler Medipal Holdings is seeking merger and acquisition opportunities to diversify its business and combat slower growth in the market in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/companies/japan-medipal-drug-firm-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #medipalholdings #pharmaceuticals #acquisitions #mergers

Tokio Marine Holdings sees scope for further expansion in the U.S. as Japan’s largest property-and-casualty insurer explores acquisition opportunities around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/companies/tokio-marine-more-deals-abroad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokiomarine #insurance #investments #acquisitions